+196 use the following information to answer the following questions: 29 combined city/hwy MPG:26 city 34 hwy 3.4gal/100 mi
You are going to panama city for spring break and you will be driving (your car information is listed above). the trip to pc is 343 miles and you will be taking three friends.
1. using the combined city/hwy mpg rate, how many gallons will it take to get to pc?
2. if gas was $2.09 per gallon, how much will it cost you to drive to pc?
3. since you are driving, the only fair thing to do is to make your three friends pay for the gas. how much will each friend pay?
+129839 I'm assuming that 29 MPG is the combined city/hwy mpg rate
1. using the combined city/hwy mpg rate, how many gallons will it take to get to pc?
343/ 29 ≈ 11.8 gal
2. 2. if gas was $2.09 per gallon, how much will it cost you to drive to pc?
11.8 * 2.09 ≈ $24.66
3. since you are driving, the only fair thing to do is to make your three friends pay for the gas. how much will each friend pay?
24.66 / 3 ≈ $8.22 each
