Question

15. Gary lives in a state that collects 15.250 excise tax per gallon ofgasoline. If he buys 19.3 gallons of gasoline, how much state excise tax iscollected?a. $2.95$3.45C. $1.92b.

Answer 1

Given:

Excise tax for 1 gallon of gasoline = 15.250

If Gary buys 19.3 gallons of gasoline, his excise tax would be:

`\frac{15.250}{1\text{ gallon}}\ast19.3\text{ = }294.325`

To convert from cent to dollars we have:

294.325 ==> $2.94

Therefore, the excise tax he will pay is $2.94

ANSWER:

$2.94