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A family is planning a driving vacation and is estimating the price of gasoline. While on the vacation, the family plans to drive 3,000 miles. The car gets about 25 miles per gallon, and the cost of gasoline is $1.66 per gallon. Which of the following is the estimate for cost of gasoline for the vacation?

A. $120.00

B. $41.50

C. $72.29

D. $199.20

Answer Explanation:

We solve the problem by first finding the amount of gallons needed for the whole trip then find the cost of the gallon.

The car uses 1 gallon to cover 25 miles, which is same as:

Now, in 3000 miles, the car will use how many gallons of gasoline?

A trip of 3000 miles will need 120 gallons. And to find the cost of 120 gallons, we proceed as follows:

The family will spend $199.20 to drive for 3000 miles.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is D.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Math

  • Q #1: Which of the following is the appropriate estimate of 1 teaspoon?

    A. 0.5 L

    B. 50 mL

    C. 5 L

    D. 5 mL

    Answer Explanation

    A teaspoon can approximately hold 5 mL.

    Although the capacity of a teaspoon could be more or less, choice D remains the most correct answer as the other choices have amounts too much for a small teaspoon.

  • Q #2: Which of the following options correctly orders the numbers below from least to greatest? 235.971, 145.884, -271.906, -193.823

    A. -271.906, -193.823, 145.884, 235.971

    B. -271.971, 235.971, -193.823, 145.884

    C. 145.884, -193.823, 235.971, -271.906

    D. -193.823, -271.906, 145.884, 235.971

    Answer Explanation

    From the given options, we can arrange the numbers from the smallest to the largest as:

    -271.906, -193.823, 145.884, 235.971

    From the above, it can be noted that -271 is less than -193 while 235 is more than 145.

  • Q #3: Which of the following is the mean of the set data below? 30, 29, 28, 30, 24, 12, 26, 33, 25, 23

    A. 30

    B. 21

    C. 27

    D. 26

    Answer Explanation

    The mean is the total divided by the number of elements in the data set. From the given data set:

    Total=30+29+28+30+24+12+26+33+25+23=260

    Number of items, N=10

    Mean=total/N=260/10=26

    The mean is 26.