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11-121.

When driving at mph, a certain car gets mi/gal with the air conditioning off and mi/gal with the air conditioning on.

  1. If gas costs , how much does it cost per hour to run the air conditioner?

    cost of running AC = cost of running car with AC – cost of running car without AC

  2. If a car drives at a rate of mi/h, it gets m mi/gal with the air conditioning off and mi/gal with the air conditioning on. If gas costs per gallon, how much does it cost per hour to run the air conditioner?