Question

Lisa paid $43.95 for 16.1 gallons of gasoline. What was the cost per gallon, rounded to the nearest hundredth?

Answer 1

i agree i believe it is 2.37 per gallon

Answer 2

we know that

Lisa paid
`\$43.95` for
`16.1` gallons of gasoline

so

by proportion

Find the cost of
`1` gallon of gasoline

`(43.95)/(16.1)(\$)/(gal)=(x)/(1)(\$)/(gal) \\ \\x*16.1=43.95\\ \\x=43.95/16.1\\ \\x=\$2.73`

therefore

the answer is

The cost per gallon is equal to
`\$2.73`