You are driving an SUV with larger tires.  The factory installed tires have a circumference of 93 inches, but your current tires have a circumference of 99 inches.  Using the odometer readings, you determine that your SUV has a gas mileage of 26 miles per gallon.  What is your actual gas mileage in miles per gallon?  Show your work.  Round to nearest hundredth.

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You are driving an SUV with larger tires.  The factory installed tires have a circumference of 93 inches, but your current tires have a circumference of 99 inches.  Using the odometer readings, you determine that your SUV has a gas mileage of 26 miles per gallon.  What is your actual gas mileage in miles per gallon?  Show your work.  Round to nearest hundredth.

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