SOLUTION: Your commute to work is 10 miles to and from your office. If you work a full week (5 business days) how many miles will you travel? If your car gets 23 miles per gallon- how many g

Question 665843: Your commute to work is 10 miles to and from your office. If you work a full week (5 business days) how many miles will you travel? If your car gets 23 miles per gallon- how many gallons of gas would you use for that week�s commute? If gas is $3.55 per gallon- how much money would you spend in gas for that week?
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Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your commute is 10 miles to work and 10 miles from work or 20 miles per day. 20*5 = 100 miles traveled in 5 days.

100miles / 23 mpg = appox. 4.345 gallons of gas.

4.345 gallons * $3.55/gallon is appox. $15.43.

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Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
With a 10 mile round-trip,
5 x 10 = 50 miles in a work week
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50m / 23mpg = 2.17 gallons
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$3.55 x 2.17 gal = $7.70 in gas for the week
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