Answer:
a. 2116 miles
b. 105.8 gallons
c. $305.76
d. cost per gallon = total cost / number of gallons = total cost/105.8
Step-by-step explanation:
<h3>a. </h3>
The round-trip distance is the sum of the distances there and back. It is double the one-way distance.
round-trip distance = 2 × one-way distance
round-trip distance = 2 × 1058 miles = 2116 miles
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<h3>b.</h3>
The gas used will be the distance divided by miles per gallon.
gas used = round-trip distance / miles-per-gallon
gas used = (2116 mi)/(20 mi/gal) = 105.8 gal
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<h3>c.</h3>
The cost of gas will be the product of cost per gallon and number of gallons.
cost of gas = cost-per-gallon × gallons
cost of gas = $2.89/gal × 105.8 gal = $305.762 ≈ $305.76
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<h3>d.</h3>
The relation used in the previous step can be used to find the cost per gallon. Divide that equation by gallons to get ...
(cost of gas)/gallons = cost-per-gallon
For the same trip, the number of gallons is 105.8, so the equation becomes ...
cost-per-gallon = (cost of gas)/105.8
