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Cassie is traveling 675 miles today to visit her brother and his family. so far, she has stopped for gas three times. at the first stop, she put in 7.1 gallons of gas and paid $23.79. at her second stop, she put in 5.8 gallons of gas and paid $19.08. and, at the third stop, 6.6 gallons and paid $20.39. at which stop did casey pay the most for gas?

John has 1/2 pound of oranges to share with julie. if they share the oranges equally, how much will each of them have?

Jon’s weight loss for each week of the month is 5 lbs., 2.5 lbs., and 2.5 lbs. he gained 3.5 lbs. the last week. if jon originally weighed 198 lbs., how much does he weigh now?