Lisa paid $48.95 for 15.1 gallons of gasoline. What was the cost of gas rounded to the nearest hundredth?

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Lena Dodson

30 April, 13:15

Lisa paid $48.95 for 15.1 gallons of gasoline. What was the cost of gas rounded to the nearest hundredth?

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Ella Beasley · Answer 1

3.24 dollars per gallon

Cohen Peters · Answer 2

You are looking for the cost of gas per gallon in this problem so you must use an equation where you do cost in dollars / barrels. Therefore you must do $48.95/15.1 gallons of gasoline which equals $3.242 per gallon of gas.