Friday 7 October 2011

The price of gasoline at a particular station is 1.3 euros per liter. An American student can use 41 euros to buy gasoline. Knowing that 4 quarts make a gallon and that 1 liter is close to 1 quart, she quickly reasons that she can buy which of the following?

The price of gasoline at a particular station is 1.3 euros per liter. An American student can use 41 euros to buy gasoline. Knowing that 4 quarts make a gallon and that 1 liter is close to 1 quart, she quickly reasons that she can buy which of the following?

Given: 1L of gasoline cost 1.3 euros per liter, 41 euros to buy gasoline, 4 quarts make a gallon, and 1L is close to 1 quart.

Logic: 41 euro / 1.3 euro = 31.54L that could be bought with the euros, 31.54L equals approximately 31.54 quarts, and 31.54 quarts / 4 quarts = 7.89 gallons.

Answer: About 8 gallons of gasoline


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