Using Math on My 2003 Baseball Trip
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Answer #2: Proportion

5400 total miles            21 miles/gallon
 ------------     X      ------------
$441 total cost                $? per gallon

Cross Multiply 21 * 441 / 5400 = $ per gallon.

9261 / 5400 = $1.72 per gallon


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