Question

Thomas's car gets 15 miles per gallon and at present gas costs $3.17 per gallon.Thomas is planning a vacation which is 290 miles away. How much money will Thomas have to budget for the gas used on this round trip? Ignore any side travel that Thomas might do.This trip will cost

Answer 1

Given,

The number of miles covered by the car in one gallon is 15 miles.

The cost of one gallon of gas is $3.17.

The distance of vacation place place is 290 miles away.

The total distance has to cover in round trip is,

`\text{Total distance covered = 290+290=580 miles}`

The quantity of gas required to cover 580 miles of distance.

`\text{quantity of required gas=}(580)/(15)=38.67\text{ gallons}`

The cost required for gas is ,

`\text{Cost of gas =38.67}*3.17=122.573333`

Hence, $122.57 (approximately) money will Thomas have to budget for the gas used on this round trip.