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select the correct answer from each drop - down menu.
lois has a fuel container with 4.125 gallons of gasoline in it. the container can hold up to 15 gallons of gas.
if each gallon of gas is $3.20, how much would it cost lois to fill the rest of the container?
to determine how much it would cost to fill the rest of the container:
first, find the number of gallons needed to fill the container by 15 and 4.125.
then calculate the total cost of the gallons by the number of gallons by 3.20.
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Explanation:

Step1: Find gallons needed to fill

$15 - 4.125 = 10.875$

Step2: Calculate total cost

$10.875 \times 3.20 = 34.8$

Answer:

First drop-down: subtracting
Second drop-down: multiplying
Total cost to fill the container: $\$34.80$