Question

A driver travels for 2 hours at 80 miles per hour, during

which her car gets 40 miles per gallon of gasoline. She
is paid $0.60 per mile, and her only expense is gasoline
at $3.00 per gallon. What is her net rate of.pay, in
dollars per hour, after this expense

Answer 1

$84

Explanation:

Find how many miles she traveled by multiplying 80 and 2.

80 × 2 = 160 miles

Next find out how much she gets paid for her mileage by multiply $0.60 and 160.

160 × $0.60 = $96.00

Now find out how much she spent on gas. She gets 40 miles per gallon so solve how many gallons she used by dividing 160 by 40.

160 ÷ 40 = 4 gallons

Then multiply 4 gallons by $3.00

4 × 3 = $12

To find the net rate of pay subtract 96 and 12

$96 - $12 = $84