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?

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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) About Me  (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) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$3600/9 per month
$400/month
$4800/year