What will be the cost of gasoline for a 3,700-mile trip in a car that gets 23 miles per gallon, if the average price of gas is $

Question

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2.90 per gallon?

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creativ13 [48] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-14T08:18:43+03:00

Answer:

Cost of gasoline = $466.9

Explanation:

given data

miles in the trip = 3,700-mile

1 gallon = 23 miles

average price of gas = $2.90 per gallon

solution

we get here no of gallon required for the trip is express as

no of gallon required for the trip = $\frac{3700}{23}$ = 160.87 gallon = 161 gallon

so we get here now Cost of gasoline that is

Cost of 161 gallons = Cost of gasoline for 3700 miles trip

Cost of gasoline = $2.90 per gallon × 161 gallon

Cost of gasoline = $466.9