Question

At the Last Chance Filling Station, gas costs $1.60 a gallon. Trevor paid $32.00 to fill his tank. How many gallons of gas did he buy? a. Write an algebraic equation that represents the scenario. b. Solve to find the solution.

Answer 1

# of gallons purchased = $32.00 / ($1.60 / gallon)

This comes out to 20 gallons.  Note that    $ / ($/gallon) simplifies to gallons.

Answer 2

$32 \div 1.6 = 20$
you get a total of 20 gallons