Sean's car used 8 gallons of gasoline to travel 340 miles. After a mechanic worked on the car, it used 7 gallons of gasoline to

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Sean's car used 8 gallons of gasoline to travel 340 miles. After a mechanic worked on the car, it used 7 gallons of gasoline to

travel 350 miles. If the price of gasoline was approximately $4.00 per gallon, how much less, to the nearest cent per mile, did it cost to the car after the mechanic worked on it?

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Olin [163] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-06T17:12:45+03:00

Olin [163]4 years ago

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7 gallons of gasoline=350 miles
1 gallon of gasoline=50 miles
0.02 gallons =1 mile
4.00×0.02=0.08 cents per mile