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Toyota Prius
1. What is the average miles per gallon that the Prius gets? (To find the average, you have to add the
city MPG and the highway MPG together, then divide by 2).
2. Using your average from #1, if I put 3 gallons of gas in my car, how far would I be able to travel?
3. If I drove for 666 miles, how many gallons of gas did I put in my car?
4. Using current gas prices ($3.30 per gallon), how much money would it cost to fill up my gas tank that
can hold 12 gallons?
5. If I only have $20 in cash, how many gallons of gas can I put in my car? (Round to the nearest tenth of
a gallon.)
6. Using your answer to #5, how many miles would I be able to drive on that $20 of gas?
Cadillac 2005 CTS-V
7. What is the average miles per gallon that the Cadillac gets? (To find the average, you have to add
the city MPG and the highway MPG together, then divide by 2).
8. Using your average from #7, if I put 3 gallons of gas in my car, how far would I be able to travel?
9. If I drove for 266 miles, how many gallons of gas did I put in my car?
10. Using current gas prices ($3.30 per gallon), how much money would it cost to fill up my gas tank that
can hold 12 gallons?
11. If I only have $20 in cash, how many gallons of gas can I put in my car?
12. Using your answer to #11, how many miles would I be able to drive on that $20 of gas?
13. Extension Question: If you average driving your car 15 miles per day, calculate how much you would
spend on gas in both the Cadillac and the Prius.
14. If you look closely at the Cadillac’s price, there is a “Gas Guzzler Tax”. How much is that tax? Write a
couple of sentences explaining what you think that is for.