Question

Nancy bought 3.5 gallons of gasoline. she paid 10.43. What was the price per gallon for the gasoline

Answer 1

Nancy paid 2.98 per gallon of gasoline.

Explanation:

The price of the gasoline is given by the total amount she paid for the gasoline divided by the amount of gasoline acquired with that money. The calculations for this are shown below:

ratio = total money / total gasoline

ratio = 10.43 / 3.5

ratio = 2.98 money / gallon

Nancy paid 2.98 per gallon of gasoline.