Trevin puts 8 gallons of gas in his car and pays $ \$ 22 $.
What is the cost of 1 gallon of gas? Complete the table.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
\hline Cost (dollars) & & 22 \\
\hline Gas (gal) & 1 & 8 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

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$ \text{Cost per gallon} = 2.75 $

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Step 1 ：$ \text{Cost per gallon} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Number of gallons}} $

Step 2 ：$ \text{Cost per gallon} = \frac{22}{8} $

Step 3 ：$ \text{Cost per gallon} = 2.75 $