SOLUTION: My parents live 1200 miles away and my SUV gets 24 miles to the gallon! If gas costs $2.99 / gallon, how much will fuel cost?

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Question 85024: My parents live 1200 miles away and my SUV gets 24 miles to the gallon! If gas costs $2.99 / gallon, how much will fuel cost?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you divide 1200 and 24 you'll get the number of gallons of gas you will use up on the trip

1200%2F24=50

So you'll use 50 gallons of gas. So now you can multiply 50 gallons by 2.99 to figure out how much you'll spend on gas:

2.99%2A50=149.5

So you'll spend $149.50 on gas.