Answer:
<em>Exact Form: </em>
<em>Decimal Form: </em>
1.875
<em>Mixed Number Form: </em>
Dimensional Analysis
1 answer:
Answer:
- $5.058 USD/gal
- $60.70 USD to fill the tank
Step-by-step explanation:
You want to know the cost per gallon of gas and the cost for 12 gallons of gas when the cost per liter is $1.31 CDN and the exchange rate is $1.02 USD per CAD.
<h3>Cost per gallon</h3>The conversion between liters and gallons is ...
1 US gallon = 3.785411784 liters (exactly)
Then the cost conversion is ...
The cost per gallon in terms of US dollars is about $5.06.
<h3>Cost per tank</h3>The cost for 12 gallons will be ...
(12 gal)×($5.058 /gal) ≈ $60.70
It will cost you $60.70 to fill your 12 gallon tank.
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<em>Additional comment</em>
The price of gas is routinely specified to tenths of a cent, both in the US and in Canada. As of today, the cost of gas in Canada has declined to $1.864 CAD/liter. At today's exchange rate of about $0.77 USD per CAD, the equivalent price is $5.406 USD/gal.
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