Over the weekend, Statton and Tyler drove to Montana to go hunting. Now they're preparing to go home. Tyler needs gas for his jeep, which gets 23 miles per gallon for gas mileage. When he stops at the gas station, he already has 6 gallons og gas in his tank. He buys more gas for $1.25 per gallon.

If Tyler spends $18.50 on gas, what is the total distance the boys could travel? Round, if necessary, to the nearest tenth.

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Over the weekend, Statton and Tyler drove to Montana to go hunting. Now they're preparing to go home. Tyler needs gas for his jeep, which gets 23 miles per gallon for gas mileage. When he stops at the gas station, he already has 6 gallons og gas in his tank. He buys more gas for $1.25 per gallon.

If Tyler spends $18.50 on gas, what is the total distance the boys could travel? Round, if necessary, to the nearest tenth.

anonymous · Answer

478.4

anonymous · Answer

18.50/1.25 = number of gallons purchased
(6+number of gallons purschased)*23=number of miles total

candyme · Answer

I get 478.4 total miles. I divided the money spent (18.50) by the gas cost (1.25) and got 14.8. Then I added that to the 6 gallons he already had getting 20.8. Multiply that by the mileage (23) and you get your answer which is 478.4.