Remember that when you are making stimates, you are going to roiund to the nearest dollar. Since $3.29 is closer to 3 dollars than four dollars, Sam should use the 3 dollars figure to estimate if he can afford 4 gallons of gas.
$3+$3+$3+$3=$12
The actual value is

, so $3 per gallon is indeed a god estimate.
We can conclude that the correct answer is: <span>
$3 + $3 + $3 + $3 = 12, so Sal can afford the gas.</span>
(7x - 4) - (4x - 12) simplified is “3x + 8”.
It would depend on how big the thermos is, but I would say D