Question

Lisa paid $44.35 for 15.9 gallons of gasoline. What was the cost per gallon, rounded to the nearest hundredth?

Answer 1

$44.35 for 15.9 gallons of gasoline

$X for 1 gallon of gasoline

`\begin{gathered} (44.35)/(15.9)=(x)/(1) \\ (44.35)/(15.9)=x \\ 2.79=x \end{gathered}`

the cost per 1 gallon is $2.79