SOLUTION: It costs raquel $5 in tolls to drive to work and back each day, plus she uses 3 gallons of gas. It costs her a total of $15.50 to drive to work and back each day. How much per gall

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Travel -> SOLUTION: It costs raquel $5 in tolls to drive to work and back each day, plus she uses 3 gallons of gas. It costs her a total of $15.50 to drive to work and back each day. How much per gall      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


   



Question 772357: It costs raquel $5 in tolls to drive to work and back each day, plus she uses 3 gallons of gas. It costs her a total of $15.50 to drive to work and back each day. How much per gallon is Raquel paying for her gas?
Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, ziip:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total cost - Tolls
$15.50 - $5
= $10.50
3 gallons of gas = $10.50
1 gallon of gas = $10.50/3
= $3.50 per gallon.
Hope this helps.
:-)

Answer by ziip(1) About Me  (Show Source):