In one week a gas station sells 680 gallons of gas. On average, how many quarts did they sell each day during that week? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Hint: there are 4 quarts in a gallon.

I am stuck. And this is fora quiz correction. the answer to the problem is 388.57 quarts a day. I just don't know how they got it. I keep getting 97.14, which is what I originally chose.

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In one week a gas station sells 680 gallons of gas. On average, how many quarts did they sell each day during that week? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Hint: there are 4 quarts in a gallon.

I am stuck.  And this is fora quiz correction.  the answer to the problem is 388.57 quarts a day.  I just don't know how they got it.  I keep getting 97.14, which is what I originally chose.

vocaloid · Answer

1 gallon of gas = 4 quarts
680 gallons of gas = 4*680 quarts = 2720 quarts
2720 quarts/7 days = 388.57 quarts/day

vocaloid · Answer

important: make sure to read the question carefully

the question asks "how many quarts did they sell", which means that you need to convert gallons to quarts first

anonymous · Answer

Oh ok.  that is so simple I feel stupid.  Thank you very much.