You are driving on a trip of 2640 miles. You begin the trip with a full tank of gas and after traveling 420 miles, you refill the tank for $22. 91. How much should you plan to spend on gas the entire trip? please answer! thank yoU
2007-07-08 17:00:26 · 5 answers · asked by camille_carson 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Approximately $144.
2640/420=6.29
6.29*22.91=$144.10 7*22.91=$160.37 Round the 6.29 to 7 because you can't stop .29 times.
That's figuring that the gas prices at each stop are the same.
2007-07-08 17:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by Bill S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mathematically: divide 2640 by 420 and multiply by $22.91
Seriously: where are you buying gas?
2007-07-09 00:06:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
$22.91/420 = $0.054548 per mile; time 2640 mi = $$144.01
(2640/420) x $22.91 = $144.01
2007-07-09 00:06:39 · answer #3 · answered by skipper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$144
2007-07-09 00:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by Asadul K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$144.00
2007-07-09 00:10:11 · answer #5 · answered by n10zguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋