Home heating oil is sold by the gallon. Last winter the romano family used 370 gallons of oil at a price of $3.91 per gallon. If the price increases 9% next year, what will their approximate heating expense be?

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Cheyanne

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13 November, 14:01

Home heating oil is sold by the gallon. Last winter the romano family used 370 gallons of oil at a price of $3.91 per gallon. If the price increases 9% next year, what will their approximate heating expense be?

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Mario Travis · Answer 1

($3.91) (0.09) = $0.3519

$3.91 + 0.3519 = $4.2619 per gallon

if you're looking for the total expense next year:

($4.2619) (370 gallons) = $1,576.903