Question

You stop before a road trip to get gas and snacks. You buy four coffees for $1.50 each, four sandwiches for $3.00 each, and gas which costs $3.50 a gallon. If you have $60, how many gallons of gas can you get?(1 point)
Responses

13.6 gallons of gas
13.6 gallons of gas

12 gallons of gas
12 gallons of gas

15.9 gallons of gas
15.9 gallons of gas

7.5 gallons of gas

Answer 1

First, let's calculate how much you spent on coffee and sandwiches.

1. **Cost of coffees**:
- 4 coffees at $1.50 each = 4 * 1.50 = $6.00

2. **Cost of sandwiches**:
- 4 sandwiches at $3.00 each = 4 * 3.00 = $12.00

Now, sum the costs of the coffees and sandwiches:

- Total cost for coffee and sandwiches = $6.00 + $12.00 = $18.00

Now, subtract this total cost from your initial amount of $60 to find out how much money you have left for gas:

- Money left for gas = $60.00 - $18.00 = $42.00

Next, we need to determine how many gallons of gas you can buy with the remaining $42.00, knowing that gas costs $3.50 per gallon:

- Gallons of gas you can buy = Money left for gas / Cost per gallon = $42.00 / $3.50

Calculating that gives:

\[
\frac{42.00}{3.50} = 12 \text{ gallons}
\]

So, the answer is **12 gallons of gas**.