Philip is going on a 4000-kilometer road trip with three friends. The car consumes 6 liters of gas per 100 kilometers and gas costs $1.50 per liter.
If Philip and his friends want to split the cost of gas evenly, how much should they each pay?
4000/100 = 40
(40 * 6 * 1.50)/4 = $_______ for each
4000km * 6L/100km = 240 Liters of gas used.
Cost, each = ( 240L * 1.50/L)/4 =
To determine how much each person should pay for the gas, we need to calculate the total cost of gas for the entire road trip and then divide it equally among Philip and his three friends.
First, let's calculate the total amount of gas needed for the trip. The car consumes 6 liters per 100 kilometers, and the road trip is 4000 kilometers. We can use this information to find out how many liters of gas are needed:
Liters of gas = (km traveled / 100) * liters per 100 km
= (4000 / 100) * 6
= 40 * 6
= 240 liters
So, the total amount of gas needed for the road trip is 240 liters.
Next, let's calculate the total cost of gas. The gas costs $1.50 per liter, and the total amount of gas needed is 240 liters:
Total cost of gas = liters of gas * cost per liter
= 240 * $1.50
= $360
Therefore, the total cost of gas for the road trip is $360.
Since Philip and his three friends want to split the cost evenly, we divide the total cost of gas by the number of people:
Each person's share = total cost of gas / number of people
= $360 / 4
= $90
So, each person should pay $90 for the gas on the road trip.