You have rented a car for one day at a cost of $30 per day. You also buy the insurance, which is $14 per day. When you begin your trip, the tank is full with 20 gallons of gasoline. When you return the car, the gas gauge shows nearly empty. The clerk argues that you should pay for 20 gallons of gasoline, but you think this is unfair. You know that the odometer read 24,140 when you started the trip and 24,745 when you returned. So you ask the clerk how many miles this car gets for each gallon of gasoline. The clerk says 30 miles per gallon.
How much gasoline should you pay for? Round your answer to one decimal place.
miles traveled = 24745-24140 = 335 mi * 1gal/30mi = 11 1/6 gal
so, either the gas gauge is broken, or the car does not get 30 mi/gal