Question

The price of a gallon of gasoline is 3.16 the price when Ryan’s mother started driving was 1/4 of the current price what was the price of gasoline when Ryan’s mother started driving

Answer 1

"of" means multiply, "was/is" means equals

started driving price was 1/4 of current price

? = 1/4 x 3.16

? = 3.16/4

? = .89

Answer: $0.89