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After weeks of steady declines, the average price of a gallon of gasoline has fallen about 50 cents from its peak two months ago.
Auto club AAA reported today that regular unleaded gasoline was selling for an average of $3.782 a gallon in the Las Vegas area. That's down from the record of $4.279 a gallon on June 21.
One month ago, motorists were paying $4.17 for a gallon of gasoline, although today's prices are still more than $1 higher than the $2.754 drivers were forking over a year ago.
Gas prices in Las Vegas are slightly lower than the Nevada average of $3.835 a gallon, AAA reported.
The national average was $3.717 a gallon today -- down from $4.114 on July 17. Nevada's neighbors to the west and east -- California and Utah -- joined Alaska and Hawaii as the only states where gas remained above $4 a gallon today.
The nation's cheapest gas can be purchased in Missouri, where drivers are filling their tanks for $3.484 a gallon.
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