Question

Jason uses his car for business. He must keep accurate records so his company will reimburse him for his car expenses. When he started his trip, the odometer read

42.6761 When he ended the trio, it read 43.156.8. Jason's car gets 32 miles per gallon. His tank was full at the beginning of the trip. When he filled the tank it cost
$17.20. What price did her pay per gallon of fas on this fil-up?

Answer 1

Jason paid approximately $1.1446 per gallon of gas on his recent fill-up by determining the total miles driven, calculating the gallons used based on his car's fuel efficiency, and then dividing the total cost by the gallons used.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jason needs to calculate the price he paid per gallon of gas on his recent fill-up. To do this, we need to determine how many gallons he used during his trip. First, we subtract the starting odometer reading from the ending reading to find the total miles driven: 43,156.8 - 42,676.1 = 480.7 miles. Next, we calculate the gallons used by dividing the miles driven by the car's fuel efficiency: 480.7 miles ÷ 32 miles/gallon = 15.021875 gallons. Now, we can find the cost per gallon by dividing the total cost of the fill-up by the number of gallons: $17.20 ÷ 15.021875 gallons ≈ $1.1446 per gallon.