You are planning a field trip for the school to go from Indianapolis to Orlando, Florida. A round trip is 2000 miles. The school bus will average 8 miles per gallon.
How many gallons will the school bus need to make this round trip? If the cost is $3.50 per gallon of gas then what is the total fuel cost?
Write out and then solve. Show all of your steps.
To find the number of gallons needed for the round trip, we divide the total distance by the average miles per gallon of the school bus:
2000 miles / 8 miles per gallon = 250 gallons
The total fuel cost is then found by multiplying the number of gallons by the cost per gallon:
250 gallons * $3.50 per gallon = $875
So, the school bus will need 250 gallons of gas and the total fuel cost is $875.