On May 15th ​, Alberto rented a car with a full tank of gas and 10,496 mi on the odometer. On May 22nd ​, he returned the car with 10,664 mi on the odometer. The rental agency charged Alberto ​$238 and needed 12 gal of gas to fill up the tank. Assume that the pickup time was later in the day than the return time so that no late fees were applied. a. Find the​ car's rate of gas consumption in miles per gallon to the neares gallon. b. Find the average cost in dollars per day. c. Find the average rate of travel in miles per day. a. The​ car's rate of consumption is (enter your response here) miles per gallon of gas.   b. The agency charged Alberto

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On May 15th ​, Alberto rented a car with a full tank of gas and 10,496 mi on the odometer. On May 22nd ​, he returned the car with 10,664 mi on the odometer. The rental agency charged Alberto ​$238 and needed 12 gal of gas to fill up the tank. Assume that the pickup time was later in the day than the return time so that no late fees were applied. a. Find the​ car's rate of gas consumption in miles per gallon to the neares gallon. b. Find the average cost in dollars per day. c. Find the average rate of travel in miles per day.

a. The​ car's rate of consumption is
(enter your response here)
miles per gallon of gas.
 
b. The agency charged Alberto
​$ (enter your response here)
per day for the car.
 
c. Alberto traveled
(enter your response here)
miles per day.
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