Question:

Two friends take a 2000 mile cross country trip together but

Last updated: 10/30/2023

Two friends take a 2000 mile cross country trip together but

Two friends take a 2000 mile cross country trip together but they drive their own cars Car A has a 14 gallon gas tank and averages 40 miles per gallon while car B has a 22 gallon gas tank an averages 20 miles per gallon Assume both drivers pay an average of 2 35 per gallon of gas a What is the cost of one full tank of gas for car A For car B b How many tanks of gas do cars A and B each use for the trip c About how much do the drivers of cars A and B each pay for gas for the trip a The cost for car A is 32 90 per tank and the cost for car B is 51 70 per tank Round to the nearest cent as needed b Car A uses 3 57 tanks and car B uses 4 55 tanks for the trip Round to two decimal places as needed c The driver of car A pays 117 45 for the trip and the driver of car B pays 235 24 Round to the nearest cent as needed