Question

Suppose that a new fuel-efficient European car travels an average of 26 kilometers on 1 liter of gas. If gas costs 1.50 euros per liter, how much will it cost to drive 300 kilometers in dollars?

Answer 1

Hello,

If you want to drive 300 kilometers, and you can travel 26 kilometers on 1 liter of gas, you need (300/26) ≈ 11.54 liters of gas to drive 300 kilometers. This will cost (11.54)(1.5) = 17.31 Euros. 

17.31 Euros is worth 20.68 dollars.

It will cost 20.68 dollars to drive 300 kilometers.

Hope this helps!