A sales representative's car gets 18 miles to a gallon of gas. It was driven 120 miles each day for 30 days. Gas cost an average of $2.27 per gallon. What was the sales representative's total cost for gas?

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A sales representative's car gets 18 miles to a gallon of gas.  It was driven 120 miles each day for 30 days.  Gas cost an average of $2.27 per gallon. What was the sales representative's total cost for gas?

anonymous · Answer

There's extra information in the problem, can you guess which information is irrelevant?

agent47 · Answer

120mi*30days = 3,600 miles drive in total.

agent47 · Answer

Total cost = cost per mile * total miles driven.
Voila, and you get the answer.

anonymous · Answer

Don't forget to multiply your answer by 2.27 :)

agent47 · Answer

@Denebel 
That is what I meant by:
Total cost = cost per mile * total miles driven