Question

Ynn is taking a trip in her car. She spent $387.00 on gasoline and snacks. Lynn spent $35.80 on snacks for the entire trip. Gasoline costs $2.54 per gallon.
How many gallons of gasoline did Lynn purchase on her trip?

Enter your answer in the box rounded to the nearest gallon.

Answer 1

Gas &; snacks = $387.00
snacks = $35.80
gas ??
Each gallon $2.54

First, how much spent only on gas. Subtract snacks from total.

387 - 35.80 = 351.20

then number of gallons by dividing total spent in gallons by cost per gallon

351.20 ÷ 2.54 = 138.2

rounded to nearest gallon .. 138 gallons of gas