Question

The price of a gallon of gasoline is 3.16 the price when Ryan’s mother started driving was 1/4 of the current price what was the price of gasoline when Ryan’s mother started driving

Answer 1

"of" means multiply, "was/is" means equals

started driving price      was     1/4      of      current price

                    ?                  =          1/4      x        3.16

                    ?                  =          3.16/4

                    ?                  =           .89

Answer: $0.89