Question

Lisa paid 45.30 for 15.9 gallons of gasoline.what was the cost per gallon, rounded to the nearest hundreath

Answer 1

About $2.85 per gallon

Explanation:

We can set up a proportion
`(45.3)/(15.9)`=
`(x)/(1)` we can then cross multiply, getting 15.9x=45.3. When you divide you get about $2.85