Question

Julie bought 15.4 gallons of gasoline. There are approximately 3.8 liters in 1 gallon.
Using this information, how many liters of gasoline did Julie purchase? 

Answer 1

To convert gallons to liters, you can use the conversion factor that there are approximately 3.8 liters in 1 gallon.

To find out how many liters of gasoline Julie purchased, you multiply the number of gallons by the conversion factor:

\[
\text{Liters} = \text{Gallons} \times \text{Liters per Gallon}
\]

Substituting the values:

\[
\text{Liters} = 15.4 \, \text{gallons} \times 3.8 \, \text{liters/gallon}
\]

Now, calculate the multiplication:

\[
\text{Liters} = 15.4 \times 3.8
\]

Performing the multiplication:

\[
\text{Liters} = 58.52
\]

Therefore, Julie purchased approximately **58.52 liters** of gasoline.