Question

9. Samuel is comparing the average EPA ratings on 4 types of vehicles. He wants to drive a pickup truck, but he can see from the table below that he would use less gasoline if he drove a compact car. If Samuel

drives an average of 13,000 miles per year, how many more gallons of gas would he need to buy for a pickup truck compared to a compact car?
4-door Sedan
Compact Car
Pickup Truck
Small SUV
EPA rating: 26 mpg (combined city and EPA rating: 32 mpg (combined city EPA rating: 20 mpg (combined city and EPA rating: 22 mpg (combined city and
highway)
and highway)
highway)
highway)
O221.25 gallons
243.75 gallons
250.25 gallons
O261.75 gallons

Answer 1

If Samuel drives a compact car, he would need to buy 243.75 gallons of gas per year. If he drives a pickup truck, he would need to buy 250.25 gallons of gas per year. So he would need to buy 6.5 more gallons of gas per year if he drives a pickup truck compared to a compact car.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Samuel would need 243.75 more gallons of gas for a pickup truck compared to a compact car when driving 13,000 miles per year.

To find out how many more gallons of gas Samuel would need for a pickup truck compared to a compact car for driving 13,000 miles per year, we'll calculate the gallons used by each type of vehicle.

For the compact car:

Gallons used = Total miles / Miles per gallon

Gallons used = 13,000 miles / 32 mpg (combined city and highway)

Gallons used = 406.25 gallons

For the pickup truck:

Gallons used = Total miles / Miles per gallon

Gallons used = 13,000 miles / 20 mpg (combined city and highway)

Gallons used = 650 gallons

Now, to find the difference in gallons between the pickup truck and the compact car:

Difference = Gallons for Pickup Truck - Gallons for Compact Car

Difference = 650 gallons - 406.25 gallons

Difference = 243.75 gallons

Therefore, Samuel would need 243.75 more gallons of gas for a pickup truck compared to a compact car when driving 13,000 miles per year.