Question

Someone please help me on this question please!!

Martin and three of his friends take turns driving on a trip. The gas mileage for their car ranges from 29.26 to 24.64 miles per gallon.
Each friend drives between 57 and 63 miles, so Martin estimates they will need about 7 gallons of fuel for their trip. Is this a
reasonable estimate?

A.Yes, the estimate given is reasonable.
B. No, the estimate should be higher.
C. No, the estimate should be lower

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes, the estimate given is reasonable.

Explanation:

If we do the maths of this question with estimates, we can guess that the average mileage be about 26 or nearly 25 for easy calculation.  

If each friend drives between 57 and 63, then the average be about 60.

So for a person with a mileage of 25 to go nearly 60 miles, he would have to use nearly 2.5 gallons. Therefore, for the 3 friends, it would be 2.5*3 = 7.5 nearly 7 gallons.

Thus his estimation was reasonable.