A driver uses about 600 gallons of gas a year to get around his car. For how many years could he drive his car on all the gasoline that is being lost in one day as a result of this spill.. In one day 2,000,000 gallons spilled.
To calculate how many years the driver could drive his car on the gasoline lost in one day, we need to divide the total spilled gasoline by the amount of gasoline the driver uses in a year.
First, let's calculate how many years of gasoline the driver uses:
600 gallons/year
Next, let's determine how much gasoline was lost in one day:
2,000,000 gallons
To find the number of years the driver could drive his car on the spilled gasoline, we will divide the spilled gasoline by the driver's annual gasoline usage:
Years = Spilled Gasoline / Driver's Annual Gasoline Usage
Years = 2,000,000 gallons / 600 gallons/year
Now, let's calculate the result:
Years = 3,333.33 years
So, the driver could drive his car for approximately 3,333.33 years on the gasoline that was lost.