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a. How much does it cost to drive 100 miles if your car gets 25 miles per gallon and gasoline costs 349 cents per gallon?
b. Find a formula that gives the cost C as a function of
c. Use functional notation to show the cost of driving a car that gets 28 miles per gallon a distance of 138 miles if gasoline costs $3.69 per gallon Use the formula from part b to calculate the cost.
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