SOLUTION: Lead free gasoline cost $1.10 per gallon. How much money would the driver spend on gasoline to make the trip described in problem 3? Problem 3

SOLUTION: Lead free gasoline cost $1.10 per gallon. How much money would the driver spend on gasoline to make the trip described in problem 3? Problem 3 - if a car averages approximately

Question 940510: Lead free gasoline cost $1.10 per gallon. How much money would the driver spend on gasoline to make the trip described in problem 3?
Problem 3 - if a car averages approximately 24 mpg under average driving conditions. How many miles could the driver expect to drive using 12.5 gallons of gasoline?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
( miles / gallon ) x ( gallons ) = miles driven
mi
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( dollars / gallon ) / ( mi/gallon ) = dollars/mile
dollars/mile
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( dollars/mile )x ( miles ) = dollars spent

Driver will spend $13.75 on this trip

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