Question

Darnell's car used 8 gallons of gasoline to travel 340 miles. after a mechanic worked on the car, it used 7 gallons of gasoline to travel 350 miles. If the price of the gasoline was approximately $4.00 per gallon, how much lest to the nearst cwnt per mile, did it cost to run the car after the mechanic worked on it?

Answer 1

7 gallons of gasoline =350 miles
1 gallon of gasoline =50 miles
0.02 gallons =1 mile
4.00×0.02=0.08

Answer 2

7 gallons of gas = 350 miles
1 gallon of gas = 50 miles
0.02 gallon = 1 mile
4.00*0.02=0.08

It cost 0.08 cents per mile to run the car.