You are preparing to haul your animals to market. You have t…
You are preparing to haul your animals to market. You have the trailer hooked up to your pickup and are checking to see if you are all ready to load the trailer. You notice that you have a half tank of gas. You know you can get to your destination but probably not home on the half a tank. Gas prices at home are a lot cheaper than prices at your destination. You decide to fill up at the gas station at home before you leave. Answer the following questions. 1. If your pickup has a 30 gallon gas tank and you have a half a tank. About how many gallons of gas will you need to buy to fill the tank? [Gallons] 2. If you fill the pickup with the number of gallons needed to fill it from above and the gas price at the pump is $2.50 per gallon. What will the total price for your gas be. [TotalGasPrice] 3. After you fill the tank with gas you look at the Pickups Gas Milage computer and it says your current Average Miles Per Gallon is 12MPG. What should the trip computer be saying for your total distance till empty. [Distancetillempty] 4. When you look at your odometer at the start of your trip it reads 65500 miles. When you return your odometer reads 65700 miles. How many miles did you travel to bring your animals to market? [MilesTraveled] 5. When you get back you are low on gas again and you fill your tank again. This time you put in 20 gallons of gas to refill your gas tank. What was the actual Miles Per Gallon you achieved on your Trip. [ActualMPG]
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