Question

17. (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? (5 points)

O 1.5 gallons per day

O 3.0 gallons per day

O 4.5 gallons per day

0 5.5 gallons per day

Answer 1

The correct answer is - 1.5 gallons per day.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Distance traveled by a person: 42 miles a day

Average of gasoline used - 28 miles/gallon

Solution:

Daily consumption = distance traveled/ average consumption

Placing the value in the formula

= 42/28

= 1.5

Thus, the correct answer is - 1.5 gallons per day conserved.