A Hummer is rated at 13 miles per gallon of gas and gas currently costs approximately $2.85 per gallon. If you drive from Orlando, Florida to San Francisco, CA (2,890 miles), how much money will you spend on gas? Assume it is a one-way trip.

If a Hummer is rated at 13 miles per gallon of gas, which costs approximately $2.85 per gallon, and I'm driving 2,890 miles from Orlando, FL, to San Francisco, CA, I will spend $633.55 in gas.

Explanation:

13 miles per gallon - - - $2.85

2890 miles in total from Orlando, Florida, to San Francisco, California.

2890/13: total gallons of gas consumed - - - 222,3 gallons of gas

222,3 x 2.85: total of money spent in gas - - - $633.55