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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §8.2 Solve Equations Using the Division and Multiplication Properties of Equality · Exercise 41 · Algebra · Linear equations

Solve Equations Using the Division and Multiplication Properties of Equality · Exercise 41

Fuel economy Tania’s SUV gets half as many miles per gallon (mpg) as her husband’s hybrid car. The SUV gets $18 mpg .$ Find the miles per gallons, $m,$ of the hybrid car, by solving the equation $\frac{1}{2} m = 18.$

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §8.2 Solve Equations Using the Division and Multiplication Properties of Equality · Exercise 41

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