marcus drives a delivery truck and spent $80 on gas on his frist week .if he drives for 8 month using baout this much would he spend on gas ? use estimation to find the answer to the nearest $1000.
A year has 52 weeks, so 8 months is approximately 2/3 of a year, or
52*(2/3)=34 2/3 weeks.
Estimate of his consumption
= 34 2/3 weeks * $80/week
= $2773
= $3000 (to the nearest thousand dollars)