Question

Lora rents a car while spending her vacation traveling in Brazil. When she returns the car, she has driven 1350 miles and used about 54 gallons of gas. If gas costs an average of $4.969 per gallon, estimate how much she spent on fuel.

Answer 1

Given:

distance Lora has driven = 1350 miles

amount of gas she used = 54 gallons

cost of gas per gallon = $4.969

The amount she spent o fuel can be calculated using the formula:

$\text{Amount she has spent on fuel = cost per gallon }\times\text{ amount of fuel she has used }$

Substituting we have:

$\begin{gathered} \text{Amount she has spent on fuel = \ 5 }\times\text{ 5}5 \\ =\text{ }275 \end{gathered}$

Answer:

Hence, Lora has spent $275 on fuel by estimate