What is the cost, in dollars, of 13.9 gal. of lead free gasoline at 107.9 cents per gallon?

Question

cents per gallon

Answer 1

We begin by converting the price per gallon from cents to dollars per gallon.

 

So, 107.9 cents divided by 100 cents/dollar yields $1.079 dollars per gallon.

 

We then multiply the dollar per gallon figure by the number of gallons to get

 

$1.079/gal  x  13.9gal ≅ $15