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Complete Question :
Lea's car travels an average of 30 miles per gallon of gas. If she spent $20.70 on gas for 172.5 mile trip, what was the approximate cost of gas in dollars per gallon?
Answer:
$3.6
Step-by-step explanation:
From the above question, we have the following information:
For
30 miles = 1 gallon of gas
We are also told she travelled,
$20.70 on gas for 172.5 miles
Step 1
Find how many gallons of gas was issued in the 172.5 miles
30 miles = 1 gallon of gas
172.5 miles = y
Cross multiply
30 × y = 172.5 miles × 1
y = 172.5 miles/30
y = 5.75 gallons
Therefore, for 172.5 miles she used 5.75 gallons of gas
Step 2
For step 2 we find the approximate cost of gas in dollars per gallon
$20.70 = 172.5 miles = 5.75 gallons of gas
Hence,
5.75 gallons of gas = $20.70
1 gallon of gas = $X
Cross Multiply
5.75 gallons × $X = $20.70 × 1 gallon
$X = $20.70 × 1 gallon/ 5.75 gallons
$X = $3.6
X = $3.6
Therefore, the approximate cost of gas in dollars per gallon = $3.6
