Question

The table shows the number of gallons of gasoline the Beckleys purchased on their road trip. What was the total cost for gas for the trip?

Answer 1

Answer: $214.27

Step-by-step explanation: Firstly we must simplify the table so we just have the amount spent on each fill up, so we must multiply the cost of each gallon by the number of gallons:

12 x 4.89 = 58.68

17 x 4.72 = 80.24

15 x 5.09 = 76.35

So we have now simplified the table so it looks like

total cost: 58.68 + 80.24 + 76.35

now we must add them together:

58.68 + 80.24 = 138.92

138.92 + 75.35 = 214.27

So the answer is:

The total cost of gasoline for the whole trip was $214.27.

Hope this helps.