Question

A collage student spends 3,500 on gas and insurance for their car in 1 year. If they drive 9,000 miles per year, what is their cost per mile?

A.0.50
B.0.40
C.0.39
D.0.25

Answer 1

Answer is D 0.25 per mile

Answer 2

0.50

Explanation:

The answer is 0.50 because to find the cost per mile, we divide the cost by the miles. So we would have 3,500/9,000. When we do this, we get 0.50, which is the answer.