Question

(05.06 LC) A person drives her own personal vehicle to work two days of the week. Her commute to and from work is 42 miles a day, and her car averages 28 miles per gallon? How much gasoline is the person conserving a day if she takes the train instead? Group of answer choices 1.5 gallons per day 3.0 gallons per day 4.5 gallons per day 5.5 gallons per day

Answer 1

1.5 gallon per day

Explanation:

As given,

Daily miles = 42

Average gasoline used = 28 mil/gallon

Daily use of gasoline =
`(Daily mile)/(Average gasoline)`

=
`(42)/(28)` = 1.5 gallon /day

∴ we get

she conserve gasoline a day = 1.5 gallon per day