Final answer:
Without knowing the specific fuel economy of the vehicle in question, we cannot accurately calculate the distance that can be traveled with 3.7 gallons of gasoline. The provided examples from long-haul trucking and Toyota Prius vehicles have vastly different fuel economies, resulting in significantly different travel distances.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate how far you can travel with 3.7 gallons of gas, you need to know the fuel economy of the vehicle. While this specific question does not provide a fuel economy figure to work with, we can use a given example of a vehicle that achieves around 6 miles per gallon for long-haul trucking, mentioned in your reference material. Multiplying 3.7 gallons by 6 miles per gallon gives us 22.2 miles. However, if we refer to the mileage of a Toyota Prius Hybrid from your provided examples, which gets a much higher fuel economy, then using this higher miles per gallon figure would give a significantly greater distance than 22.2 miles.
We would need the exact fuel economy figure for the vehicle in question to accurately answer this student's question. None of the choices A, B, C, or D can be accurately chosen without this critical piece of information. For example, if a vehicle achieved 8 miles per gallon, we would multiply 3.7 gallons by 8 to get 29.6 miles, which is still not represented by any of the given options.