Question

Three friends went to get gas at three different stations.Adrianna paid $36.00 for 12 gallons of gas. Jason paid $56.00 for 20 gallons of gas. Tom paid $49.50 for 18 gallons of gas. Who got the Best Buy per gallon of gas? Who paid the most and got less savings per gallon of gas?

Answer 1

Tom got the best buy per gallon of gas as he paid $2.75 for each gallon.

Adrianna paid more and got less savings per gallon as she paid $3.00 for each gallon.

Explanation:

Given that:

Adrianna paid $36.00 for 12 gallons of gas.

Price per gallon =
`(Total\ price)/(total\ gallons\ bought)`

Price per gallon =
`(36.00)/(12)=\$3.00`

Jason paid $56.00 for 20 gallons of gas.

Price per gallon =
`(56.00)/(20)`

Price per gallon = $2.80

Tom paid $49.50 for 18 gallons of gas.

Price per gallon =
`(49.50)/(18)`

Price per gallon = $2.75

We will compare the prices of per gallon gas.

Hence,

Tom got the best buy per gallon of gas as he paid $2.75 for each gallon.

Adrianna paid more and got less savings per gallon as she paid $3.00 for each gallon.