Is the answer 5.5 ?

The price of gasoline at a particular station is 1.5 euros per liter. An American student can use 33 euros to buy gasoline. Knowing that 4 quarts make a gallon and that 1 liter is close to 1 quart, she quickly reasons that she can buy how many gallons of

1 Answer
Aug 23, 2017

Yes, 5.5 gal.

Explanation:

First, let's figure out how many liters of gas she can get. We will divide 33 euros by 1.5 euros/liter.

#(33 euro)/(1.5(euro)/L)=22 L#

She can get 22 liters. Since 1 liter is close to 1 quart (qt), we can say that 22 liters is close to 22 quarts. Now we can convert quarts to gallons.

#(22 qt)/(4 (qt)/(gal))=5.5 gal#

You are correct to say that she can get about 5.5 gallons.