Chris drives to a nearby city that is 300 miles away. The average miles per gallon for his car is 28. Gas prices are currently $2.75 per gallon. How much will he spend on gas to drive to the city?

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Chris drives to a nearby city that is 300 miles away. The average miles per gallon for his car is 28.  Gas prices are currently $2.75 per gallon. How much will he spend on gas to drive to the city?

sooobored · Answer

travels 300 miles

every 28 miles requires 1 gallon of gas? how many gallons are required?

sooobored · Answer

1 gallon costs $2.75
multiply the total gallons used by this number

tylermckinney16 · Answer

@Directrix

brydenwright · Answer

Just divide the total amount of miles he'll drive by the miles per gallon to find how many gallons he'll use, then multiply that number by the cost per gallon so that you can find how much it costs for all of those gallons he'll use

brydenwright · Answer

300/28=10.7
10.7 x 2.75 for your answer