Question

Assume one person drives 10,000 miles per year, at 20 miles per gallon of gasoline (mpg ), and the Federal gas tax is 20 cents/gallon. How much does the driver contribute to the Federal Trust Fund

Answer 1

Answer: $100

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the person drives 10,000 miles per year, at 20 miles per gallon of gasoline (mpg ), then the number of gallons used for the year will be:

= 10000/20

= 500 gallons

Since the Federal gas tax is 20 cents/gallon, then the amount contributed by the driver to the Federal Trust Fund will be:

= 20cents × 500

= 10000 cents

Since 100 cents = $1

Then, 10000 cents will be:

= 10000/100

= $100