A gallon of gasoline costs $2.96. Your car can travel 28.8 miles on each gallon of gasoline.You take a trip of length 705 3/5 miles. how much money do u spend on gasoline

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$72.52

Step-by-step explanation:

A gallon of gasoline costs $2.96.

Your car can travel the distance on each gallon of gasoline = 28.8 miles

Your length of the trip = [tex]705\frac{3}{5}[/tex] miles = [tex]\frac{3528}{5}[/tex]

First we calculate the total use of gasoline on the trip.

∵ By 1 gallon gas of gasoline you can cover the distance = 28.8 miles

∴ to take [tex]\frac{3528}{5}[/tex] miles trip gasoline used = [tex]\frac{\frac{3528}{5} }{28.8}[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{3528}{5\times 28.8}[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{3528}{144}[/tex]

= 24.5 gallons

Since the cost of one gallon gasoline = $2.96

∴ The cost of 24.5 gallons of gasoline = 24.5 × 2.96

                                                                = $72.52

You spend $72.52 on gasoline for the trip of [tex]705\frac{3}{5}[/tex] miles.