Question

Philip is going on a 4000-kilometer road trip with three friends. The car consumes 6 liters of gas per 100 kilometers, and gas costs $1.50 per liter.

If Philip and his friends want to split the cost of gas evenly, how much should they each pay?

$ _____ per person

Answer 1

Given that the car consumes 6 liters of gas for every 100 kilometers it covers, then it needs to consume 4000(6)÷100 = 240 liters of gas to cover 4000 kilometers.

Since the cost of gas is $1.50 per liter, then 240 liters would cost (1.50)(240) = $360.

Since all of four friends would share the cost equally, then it will cost 360 ÷ 4 = $90 each person for the trip.

Answer: $90