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− | Margie's car can go <math>32</math> miles on a gallon of gas, and gas currently costs $<math>4</math> per gallon. How many miles can Margie drive on | + | Margie's car can go <math>32</math> miles on a gallon of gas, and gas currently costs $<math>4</math> per gallon. How many miles can Margie drive on <math>\textdollar 20</math> worth of gas? |
<math>\textbf{(A) }64\qquad\textbf{(B) }128\qquad\textbf{(C) }160\qquad\textbf{(D) }320\qquad \textbf{(E) }640</math> | <math>\textbf{(A) }64\qquad\textbf{(B) }128\qquad\textbf{(C) }160\qquad\textbf{(D) }320\qquad \textbf{(E) }640</math> | ||
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==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Margie can afford <math>20/4=5</math> gallons of gas. She can go <math>32\cdot5=\boxed{160}</math> miles on this amount of gas. | Margie can afford <math>20/4=5</math> gallons of gas. She can go <math>32\cdot5=\boxed{160}</math> miles on this amount of gas. |
Revision as of 13:53, 28 November 2014
Problem
Margie's car can go miles on a gallon of gas, and gas currently costs $ per gallon. How many miles can Margie drive on worth of gas?
Solution
Margie can afford gallons of gas. She can go miles on this amount of gas.
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