Derrick started his car, an automatic, and drove 8 miles. He spent 2 minutes idling at a stop light. Dawn started her car, a manual, and drove it 9 miles with no stops. Who used more gas? Use this chart to help you detrmine your answer.

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Derrick started his car, an automatic, and drove 8 miles. He spent 2 minutes idling at a stop light. Dawn started her car, a manual, and drove it 9 miles with no stops. Who used more gas? Use this chart to help you detrmine your answer.                                                             
TABLE OF GAS MILEAGE

Automatic	     Manuatic
Idling	0.16 gal/min	0.16 gal/min
Starting   	0.05 gal	          0.05 gal
Moving	1 gal/22 miles    1 gal/20 miles

Steve · Answer

amount of gas used = distance * gal/mil or time * gal/min so do the multiplications for each part of the trips, add them up, and compare