a car traveled at an average speed of 80 miles per hour for 3 hours and consumes fuel at a rate of 34 miles per gallon
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"A car traveled at an average speed of 80 miles per hour for 3 hours and consumes fuel at a rate of 34 miles per gallon. How many gallons of fuel will the car use on this trip?
Distance traveled is (80 mph)(3 hrs) = 240 miles.
How many gallons of gas did the car consume?
240 miles 1 gallon -------------- * -------------- = 7.06 gallons (approx) 1 34 miles