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If an automobile averaged 22.5 miles per gallon of gasoline

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If an automobile averaged 22.5 miles per gallon of gasoline, approximately how many kilometers per liter of gasoline did the automobile average? (1 mile = 1.6 kilometers and 1 gallon = 3.8 liters, both rounded to the nearest tenth.)

A. 3.7
B. 9.5
C. 31.4
D. 53.4
E. 136.8
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If an automobile averaged 22.5 miles per gallon of gasoline, approximately how many
kilometers per liter of gasoline did the automobile average? (1 mile = 1.6 kilometers and
1 gallon = 3.8 liters, both rounded to the nearest tenth.)
A. 3.7
B. 9.5
C. 31.4
D. 53.4
E. 136.8

$$average=\frac{22.5 \ miles}{1 \ gallon}=\frac{22.5*1.6 \ kilometers}{3.8 \ liters}=\frac{36}{3.8}\approx{9.5}$$ (22.5*1.6 is ~40 and 3.8 is ~4 so the result must be ~10).

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alltimeacheiver wrote:
If an automobile averaged 22.5 miles per gallon of gasoline, approximately how many
kilometers per liter of gasoline did the automobile average? (1 mile = 1.6 kilometers and
1 gallon = 3.8 liters, both rounded to the nearest tenth.)
A. 3.7
B. 9.5
C. 31.4
D. 53.4
E. 136.8

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