Question

A car averages 27 miles per gallon. If gas costs $4.04 per gallon, which of the following is closest to how much the gas would cost for this car to travel 2,727 typical miles?

Answer 1

First, lets find the number of gallons needed for 2727 miles. We can do this by dividing the miles by the miles per gallon, this way we have an number in gallons. So...
2727 / 27 = 101Gallons

Now, we know we need 101 gallons, and since each gallon is 4.04, we can find how much it is, by multiplying the amount times the number needed So...
101 * 4.04 = 408.04