at a local gas station, regular gasoline sells for $2.899 per gallon, while premium gasoline sells for $3.379 per gallon. how much does a person save on 15.25 gallons of gas by buying regular instead of premium?
We first need to find what each type of gasoline equals at 15.25 gallons. Regular Gasoline: 2.899•15.25 44.20975 Premium Gasoline: 3.379•15.25 51.52975 Let’s subtract regular from premium to see how much you would save. 51.52975-44.20975 7.31975 So you would save $7.31975 when buying regular gas instead of premium.
