SOLUTION: You drive 15 miles each way to go to work. Your car gets 18 miles per gallon and gasoline in your town cost $2.50 per gallon. How much money will it cost you to get to and from wor
Question 1012376: You drive 15 miles each way to go to work. Your car gets 18 miles per gallon and gasoline in your town cost $2.50 per gallon. How much money will it cost you to get to and from work for one five-day work week? (Check your Units)
18 divided by 15 is 1.2
you drive 30 total miles per day
Cost $75.00 daily in Gas
375.00 weekly in gas
150 miles per week
I do not know how to get the untis and figure the rest of the problem Found 2 solutions by addingup, Cromlix:Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! With 1 gallon you can drive 18 miles. Correct? Your car gets 18 miles per gallon?
15 miles is less than 18 miles. Yes?
You need less than one gallon to go 15 miles. OK so far?
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You need:
15/18= 0.8333 gallon to go 15 miles.
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In 5 days, you go 5 times and come back 5 times= 10 times
You need 0.8333 gallon each 15 miles, meaning each time you go and each time you come back. Since you go and come back 10 times:
10*0.8333= 8.3333 gallon
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Price per gallon: 2.50
2.50*8.333= $20.83 is how much it will cost you per 5 day weeek to get to and from work
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there,
One trip = 15 miles
Over 5 days = 10 trips
10 x 15 = 150 miles
You get 18 miles per gallon
150/18 = 8.333 gallons.
Gas costs $2.50 per gallon
8.333 x $2.50 = $20.83 per 5 day week.
Hope this helps :-)
