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Question

38.Washington, DC is 368 miles from Statesville, NC. If you wanted to drive there, how long would it take you driving on interstates with an average of 65 mph?

1. 6.13 hours
2. 6.69 hours
3. 5.66 hours
4. 7.36 hours
5. 5.26 hour

Suppose your car gets 31 miles per gallon on the interstate and gas costs $3.71/gallon. How much will it cost you to drive to Washington, DC?

1. 42,323.68
2. $44.04
3. $3,074.93
4. $3.20
5. $0.31

Answer 1

368/65 = 5.661538....

5 hours 39 minutes 42 seconds

368/31 = 11.88 gallons rounded

11.88 gallons *$ 3.71/gallon = 44.04+