Question

Helen’s father’s car can travel an average of 18.5 miles on 1 gallon of gasoline. Gas at the local station costs $3.79 per gallon.
a) Helen’s mom took the car to the gas station and hand the cashier a $10 bill. How much gas could she buy? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a gallon.

Answer 1

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Answer:

  2.64 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Each gallon costs $3.79, so the number of gallons that can be bought with $10 is ...

  $10/($3.79/gal) = (10/3.79) gal ≈ 2.6385 gal ≈ 2.64 gallons