Average of Car X = 25.0 miles/gallonboomgoesthegmat wrote:Car X averages 25.0 miles per gallon of gasoline and Car Y averages 11.9 miles per gallon. If each car is driven 12,000 miles, approximately how many more gallons of gasoline will Car Y use than Car X?
A) 320
B) 480
C) 520
D) 730
E) 920
OA: C
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boomgoesthegmat wrote:Car X averages 25.0 miles per gallon of gasoline and Car Y averages 11.9 miles per gallon. If each car is driven 12,000 miles, approximately how many more gallons of gasoline will Car Y use than Car X?
A) 320
B) 480
C) 520
D) 730
E) 920 /quote]
To solve this problem we will need to use the formula: rate x gallons = distance, which means:
gallons = distance/rate
We need to calculate the number of gallons used by car X and the number of gallons used by car Y. Let's start with car X.
For car X, we know the following:
rate = 25
distance = 12,000
gallons = 12,000/25 = 480 gallons
For car Y, we know the following:
rate = 11.9
Since we are told we can approximate, we can round up the rate of Car Y to 12.
distance = 12,000
gallons = 12,000/12 = 1,000
Thus, we can say that car Y will use approximately 1,000 - 480 = 520 more gallons of gasoline than car X.
Answer: C
