Ashley goes on a road trip; her car gets 21 miles per gallon (mpg) and gas costs $3.32 per gallon. Let n represent the number of miles Ashley has traveled since she started driving. Suppose Ashley has traveled 186 miles (n=186) since she started driving. How many gallons of gasoline has Ashley used since she started driving?  gallons    What is the cost of the gasoline that Ashley has used since she started driving? $    Write an expression in terms of n that represents the number of gallons of gasoline Ashley has used since she started driving.      Write an expression in terms of n that represents the cost of the gasoline that Ashley has used since she started driving.

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Ashley goes on a road trip; her car gets 21 miles per gallon (mpg) and gas costs $3.32 per gallon. Let n represent the number of miles Ashley has traveled since she started driving.

  1. Suppose Ashley has traveled 186 miles (n=186) since she started driving.

    1. How many gallons of gasoline has Ashley used since she started driving?

       gallons   

    2. What is the cost of the gasoline that Ashley has used since she started driving?

      $   

  2. Write an expression in terms of n that represents the number of gallons of gasoline Ashley has used since she started driving.

        

  3. Write an expression in terms of n that represents the cost of the gasoline that Ashley has used since she started driving.

     

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