Question

If gasoline costs $2.14 per gallon, and you drive 500 miles in a car that gets 30 mpg, what is the cost of the gasoline? Round gallons to tenths and money to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

First, you would calculate how many gallons of gasoline the car gets. To do this, divide your total mileage of 500 miles by the mpg (30). Now you know how many gallons of gasoline will be used by the car. After calculating, you get 16.67. Multiply this by how much it costs per gallon of gasoline, and you get an answer of $35.7. Hope this helps!