If your truck gets 22 high way miles per gallon and your traveling 250 miles. It takes $50 to fill your tank. Gas is $2.40 a gallon how much are you spending on gas
250/22 * $2.40
doesn't matter how much it costs to fill your tank. It only matters how much a gallon of gas costs.
It cost 59
To find out how much you are spending on gas for a 250-mile trip with a truck that gets 22 miles per gallon on the highway, you can follow these steps:
1. Calculate the number of gallons of gas needed for the trip:
Number of gallons = Distance / Mileage
Number of gallons = 250 miles / 22 miles per gallon
Number of gallons ≈ 11.364 (rounded to three decimal places)
2. Determine the cost of gas needed to fill the tank:
Cost of gas = Number of gallons × Price per gallon
Cost of gas = 11.364 gallons × $2.40 per gallon
Cost of gas ≈ $27.315 (rounded to two decimal places)
So, you would spend approximately $27.32 on gas for the 250-mile trip.