Question

Let’s assume Joe get 29 miles per gallon. If gas is $2.89 per gallon and Joe only uses his car to go to and from school, approximately how much money does he spend per month on gas?

Answer 1

Joe's monthly gas expenditure can be calculated by multiplying the total miles he travels per month by his car's fuel efficiency to get the gallons used, and then multiplying that by the cost per gallon of gas. Without knowing the daily distance to school, an example calculation was provided assuming a 20-day school month and a 10-mile one-way trip.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how much money Joe spends per month on gas for traveling to and from school, we need two pieces of information: the total distance Joe travels per month and the cost of gasoline per gallon. However, we are missing the distance Joe travels to school daily. Assuming we had the distance Joe travels, we would calculate the total miles Joe travels in a month and divide it by his car's fuel efficiency to find out how many gallons of gas he needs. Then, we multiply the gallons by the per gallon cost of gas.

Here is an example calculation:

1. Assume Joe's school is 10 miles away from his home, so he travels 20 miles a day to go to and back.
2. For a 20-day school month, Joe would travel 20 miles/day x 20 days = 400 miles/month.
3. At 29 miles per gallon, Joe uses 400 miles / 29 mpg = approximately 13.79 gallons of gas per month.
4. At $2.89 per gallon, Joe spends 13.79 gallons x $2.89/gallon = $39.87 per month on gas to go to and from school.

It should be noted that the actual number would likely be slightly different, taking into account the actual distance traveled and days of school in a month.