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If your car gets 24 miles per gallon, how much does it cost to drive 390 miles when gasoline costs $2.70 per gallon? The cost is $43.90 (Simplify your answer. Round to the nearest cent as needed.)

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$43.88

Explanation:

First, we will calculate how many gallons will you need to drive 390 miles. So, if the car gets 24 miles per gallon, we get:

[tex]390\text{ miles}\times\frac{1\text{ gallon}}{24\text{ miles}}=16.25\text{ gallons}[/tex]

So, the car gets 390 miles with 16.25 gallons. Then, if the cost per gallon is $2.70, the total cost rounded to the nearest cent is:

[tex]16.25\text{ gallons }\times\text{ \$2.70 = \$43.88}[/tex]

Therefore, the cost is $43.88

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