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

27 miles = $4.04 of gas


`(27)/(2,727) = (4.04)/(x)`

Cross multiply


`27x = 11017.08`

Divide 27 from both sides


`(27x)/(27) = (11017.08)/(27)`


`408.04`

The gas would cost $408.04 to travel 2,727 typical miles