Question

Noah spent $66 for 20 gallons of gasoline. Lydia spent $81.25 for 25 gallons of gasoline. How much did each person spend for 1 gallon of gasoline?

Answer 1

Noah spent $3.3 for 1 gallon of gasoline.

Lydia spent $3.25 for 1 gallon of gasoline.

Explanation:

To find how much each person spent for 1 gallon of gasoline, we divide the amount spent by the number of gallons.

Noah spent $66 for 20 gallons of gasoline.

Amount spent $66, 20 gallons. So

66/20 = $3.3

Noah spent $3.3 for 1 gallon of gasoline.

Lydia spent $81.25 for 25 gallons of gasoline.

Amount spent $81.25, 25 gallons. So

81.25/25 = $3.25

Lydia spent $3.25 for 1 gallon of gasoline.