4. If a car is traveling at 43.0 miles per hour, contains 3 gallons of gas, and gets 22.5 miles per gallon, can it travel to a station 114.9 km away? If so, how many hours will it take? How much gas (if any) is left upon arrival? If not, how far will it go before it runs out of gas? How much more gas would it need to reach the destination?

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If a car is traveling at 43.0 miles per hour, contains 3 gallons of gas, and gets 22.5 miles per
gallon, can it travel to a station 114.9 km away?
If so, how many hours will it take? How much gas (if any) is left upon arrival?
If not, how far will it go before it runs out of gas? How much more gas would it need to reach
the destination?
Transcribed Image Text:4. If a car is traveling at 43.0 miles per hour, contains 3 gallons of gas, and gets 22.5 miles per gallon, can it travel to a station 114.9 km away? If so, how many hours will it take? How much gas (if any) is left upon arrival? If not, how far will it go before it runs out of gas? How much more gas would it need to reach the destination?
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