mona lives in florida. she drives 550 miles to texas. her car's tank holds 15 gallons of gas and she gets an average of 25 miles per gallon of gas. if mona fills up her gas tank before she leaves, how many more times will she have to fill up the tank to drive to texas and back to florida?
2 * 550 = 1,100 miles round trip
1,100 / 25 = 44 gallons
44/15 = 3 tanks of gas
She'll need to fill up 2 more times after she leaves Florida.
550 mi to Texasl 2*550 = 1100 mi for the round trip.
1100 miles x (1 gallon/25 miles) = ? gallons.
?gallons x (1 tank/15 miles) = ? tanks and round to whole number.
To calculate how many more times Mona will have to fill up her gas tank during the trip, we need to determine the total distance she will cover and divide it by the distance her car can travel on a full tank.
First, let's find the total distance Mona will cover. She is driving from Florida to Texas, which is a distance of 550 miles. Since she will be driving back to Florida as well, the round trip distance will be 550 miles * 2 = 1100 miles.
Next, we need to determine how many gallons of gas Mona's car will consume per mile. She gets an average of 25 miles per gallon of gas. Therefore, her car consumes 1 gallon of gas for every 1/25 mile driven.
Now, let's calculate how many times she will need to fill up her gas tank. If her car's tank holds 15 gallons of gas, it can travel 15 gallons * 25 miles per gallon = 375 miles on a full tank.
To find how many times she needs to fill up, we divide the total distance of 1100 miles by the distance her car can travel on a full tank (375 miles).
1100 miles / 375 miles = 2.93 (approximately)
Since Mona cannot fill up her gas tank for a fraction of a time, she would need to round up. Therefore, she will have to fill up her gas tank 3 more times to drive to Texas and back to Florida.
Please note that this calculation assumes Mona's car's gas mileage remains constant throughout the entire trip.