Question

Car A is rated at 33 ​mi/gal (miles per​ gallon) for city driving and 29 ​mi/gal for highway driving. Car B is rated at 29 ​mi/gal city and 35 ​mi/gal highway. How many gallons of gas would each vehicle consume for the following amounts of​ driving?
​(a) 300 mi of city driving plus 100 mi of highway driving
​(b) 100 mi of city driving plus 300 mi of highway driving

Answer 1

a) For 300 mi of city driving plus 100 mi of highway driving, car A will consume 12.54 gallons of gas, while car B will consume 13.2 gallons of gas.

b) For 100 mi of city driving plus 300 mi of highway driving, car A will consume 13.38 gallons of gas, while car B will consume 12.02 gallons of gas.

Data and Calculations:

Rating (miles per gallon)

                                           City Driving     Highway Driving

Car A                                     33 mi/gal            29 mi/gal

Car B                                     29 mi/gal            35 mi/gal

Miles of Driving

                   City Driving     Highway Driving

a)                       300 mi              100 mi

b)                       100 mi              300 mi

Car A's Consumption of Gas:

                   City Driving               Highway Driving              Total

a)               9.09 gal. (300/33)         3.45 gal. (100/29)        12.54 gal.

b)               3.03 gal. (100/33)        10.35 gal. (300/29)     13.38 gal.

Car B's Consumption of Gas:

                   City Driving               Highway Driving             Total

a)                10.34 gal. (300/29)         2.86 gal. (100/35)         13.2 gal.

b)                 3.45 gal. (100/29)          8.57 gal. (300/35)        12.02 gal.

Thus, different driving ratings (miles per gallon) show the differences in gas consumption by vehicles in city driving and highway driving.

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