Expert: Josh - 7/30/2006

Question
ok i need to figure out..
Im planing a trip to montreal. I live in ontario. I figured out the distance which is  386.15 miles from my city to monteal.
The cost of gas is 1.10
and i will be driving a 1994 Chevrtolet Corsica V6 engine.
Can you tell me wut the cost of gas would be to get there?
THANK YOU A BUNCH!


Answer
Katherine,

The following website tells us about fuel economy for the 1994 Chevrolet Corsica v6.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/1994_Chevrolet_Corsica.shtml

If you travel in the city, it covers 21 miles per gallon of gas. On the highway, it covers 29 miles per gallon of gas. Not knowing how much of your journey is actually spent on a highway, I simply average these two figures and put an estimate for fuel efficiency at 25 miles per gallon.

You need 386.15/25 (roughly 15.5) gallon of gas to cover a distance of 386.15 miles. The cost is approximately 15.5*1.1 = $17.05. [I have assumed that the fuel price is $1.1 per gallon]

You should make extra allowance for price fluctuation and possibly travelling longer distances.