A tractor uses 6 gallons of diesel fuel to plow for 105 minutes. Determine the number of gallons of fuel used in 7 hours. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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The tractor uses 6 gallons in 105 minutes, so in 60 minutes (1 hour), it would use $ \frac{6}{105} \times 60 $ gallons. For 7 hours, the fuel usage would be $ \frac{6}{105} \times 60 \times 7 = 24 $ gallons.

A Tractor Uses 6 Gallons of Diesel Fuel to Plow