SOLUTION: If it costs $3600 per year to operate a car, and the cost of gasoline represents one ninth of this amount, what is the annual cost of gasoline?

Question 260573: If it costs $3600 per year to operate a car, and the cost of gasoline represents one ninth of this amount, what is the annual cost of gasoline?

Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Alan3354:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/9*3600 per year! not per month!
Obviously this is an old problem!
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$3600/9 per month
$400/month
$4800/year

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