Question

Debra pays 24.64 for 6.4 gallons of gas.
Find the unit price in dollars per gallon.
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

To find the unit price in dollars per gallon, you can divide the total cost by the total gallons purchased.

Debra pays \( 24.64 \) dollars for \( 6.4 \) gallons of gas.

To find the unit price:

\[
\text{Unit Price} = \frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Total Gallons}} = \frac{24.64}{6.4}
\]

Calculating this:

\[
\text{Unit Price} = \frac{24.64}{6.4} \approx 3.85
\]

So, the unit price is approximately \( 3.85 \) dollars per gallon.

When rounding to the nearest cent, it remains \( 3.85 \).

Thus, the answer is:

\(\$3.85\) per gallon.