Each week, you drive 150 miles. Your car gets 25 miles to the gallon, and gas prices are $3 per gallon. How much gas money will you spend on gas each week?
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Distance per week = 150 miles
25 miles consumes 1 gallon
$3 per gallon
Determine how much gas money is spent each week.
Solution:
In order to determine how much gas money is spent each week, since in a week the total distance is 150 miles, and every 25 miles cost 1 gallon, we need to divide 150 by 25 to determine how much gallon is consumed in a week.
= 150/25
= 6 gallons
Now we multiply 6 by $3 since 1 gallon cost $3.
= (6)($3)
= $18
Final answer: $18 is spent each week on gas.