How much will the gas cost?

Question

I am taking a trip that is approximately 520 miles. Gas costs about 3.10 a gallon and the car gets about 25 miles to the gallon on the highway which is where almost all of our traveling will be. The tank holds 12-13 gallons. Can anyone tell me the approximate cost of this trip?

Answer 1

520 miles divided by 25 mpg = 21 gallons times 3.10 per gallon = 65.10 or two tankfulls to be safe. Get some rest if you're driving that far...be safe.

Answer 2

Taking pity, you're looking at $64.48 each way. You'll, theoretically, use 20.8 gallons each way, meaning you're going to have to stop at least once for fuel in each direction.

I typically overbudget my fuel on long trips to allow for traffic, morons and other diversions, which include noodling around in town, to dodge a traffic jam or other highway nuisances, so if I add 5 gallons at $3.10, the total cost comes up to $144.66.

Get some sleep; it's what I'm about to do.

JT

Answer 3

Seriously, are you old enough to even drive?  This is 4th grade math!

Expect $75.

Answer 4

should take two tanks both ways going and coming really less than two tanks should do it 13 gal time 3.10... like 40 a fill up.... my car gets about 300 plus to a tank  so two tanks of gas 80 bucks around about

Answer 5

not to be smart,but you did go to school didnt you?less than two tanks.

Answer 6

i dont know how much do they usually charge for beans these days

Answer 7

80 bucks

Answer 8

520miles/25miles per gallon = how many gallons you need

Gallons x cost of gas = cost of gas for the trip

You can do the rest, right?

Answer 9

One more thing.

Don't expect gas to be $3.10 everywhere you drive,

prices change hourly, and from city to city even from one part of a city to another.

Prices at service areas on many of the toll roads in the US are typically higher than the off highway prices, allthough gas stations right off the highway are usually more than those stations in town.

I've seen gas prices on the New York Thurway between Albany and Buffalo have a price difference of 10 cents.

so budget more for gas than you think, it doesn't hurt to have extra.