Tina's SUV holds 18.5 gallons of gasoline. If she has 4.5 gallons in her car when she stops to fill it up, how much money will she spend to fill up her car if gas cost $2.75 per gallon?(1 point)

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$63.25
$63.25

$25.75
$25.75

$16.75
$16.75

$38.50

Answer 1

To find out how much money Tina will spend to fill up her car, we first need to determine how much gasoline she needs.

1. Calculate how much gasoline she needs:

   • Total capacity of the SUV: 18.5 gallons
   • Amount of gasoline currently in the SUV: 4.5 gallons

   \[ \text{Gasoline needed} = \text{Total capacity} - \text{Current amount} = 18.5 \text{ gallons} - 4.5 \text{ gallons} = 14 \text{ gallons} \]

2. Calculate the cost of the gasoline needed:

   • Cost per gallon: $2.75
   • Amount of gasoline needed: 14 gallons

   \[ \text{Total cost} = \text{Gasoline needed} \times \text{Cost per gallon} = 14 \text{ gallons} \times 2.75 \text{ dollars/gallon} = 38.50 \text{ dollars} \]

Therefore, Tina will spend $38.50 to fill up her car.