Question

Candice drives a total of 48 miles each day to work and get back home. She works five days a week. Her car gets 21 miles per gallon of gas. About how many gallons of gas does she need to drive to work and back home each week

Answer 1

Total gallon of fuel used =
`11.428` gallons

Explanation:

Given -

The total distance travelled by car in one gallon of gas = 21 miles

Total distance travelled each day = 48 miles

Number of days days in a week in which Candice drive is 5 days

Total miles travelled per week =
`48*5` = 240 miles

Total gallon of fuel used =
`(240)/(21) = 11.428` gallons