Question

david’s mom wants to calculate how much it will cost to drive from los angeles, ca, to san francisco, ca. gas costs $4.00 a gallon, and the gas mileage of their car is 38 miles/gallon. what additional information does david’s mom need to do this calculation?

Answer 1

The distance between the two cities

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

She needs to know the distance from LA to SF.

Call that distance x. Then you can calculate the cost from:

# of gallons consumed: x miles / 38 miles/ gallon = (x/38) gallons

After that,

cost = # gallons * cost per gallon = (x/38) gallons * 4 $/gallon = 4x/38 $