Question
on the way to the Open Air Museum Jaz and Kim stop to buy petrol.The petrol costs $3.15 for one USE gallon.
Kim wants to compare the cost of petrol in America with the cost of petrol in England.
Kim uses this information
- 1 US gallon=3.875 litres
- 1 litre of petrol in England cost £1.37
-£1=$1.60
Kim says that the price f petrol in England is more than 2 times the price of petrol in America.
Is Kim is correct?
Show why you think this.
Kim wants to compare the cost of petrol in America with the cost of petrol in England.
Kim uses this information
- 1 US gallon=3.875 litres
- 1 litre of petrol in England cost £1.37
-£1=$1.60
Kim says that the price f petrol in England is more than 2 times the price of petrol in America.
Is Kim is correct?
Show why you think this.
Answers
$3.15/3.875 = $.81
Compare to $1.60
Not "<I>more</I> than 2 times the price."
Compare to $1.60
Not "<I>more</I> than 2 times the price."
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