Connor drives an an eighteen-wheeler. It cost Conner $456 to fill the truck up with diesel fuel. If diesel fuel cost $3 a gallon, how many gallons of fuel were bought?
Responses
A 148 gallons148 gallons
B 152 gallons152 gallons
C 156 gallons156 gallons
D 164 gallons
To find out how many gallons of fuel were bought, we need to divide the total cost by the cost per gallon.
456/3 = 152.
Therefore, 152 gallons of fuel were bought. Answer choice B.