Question

In September 2014 the average price of gasoline in France was 1.54 euro/liter, and the exchange rate was $1.29 per euro (€). How much would you have paid, in dollars, for 50.0 kg of gasoline in France, assuming gasoline has a specific gravity of 0.71? What would the same quantity of gasoline have cost in the United States at the prevailing average price of $3.81/gal?

Answer 1

gasoline has a specific gravity of 0.71
50.0 kg of gasoline corresponds to a volume of
In September 2014 the average price of gasoline in France was 1.54 euro/liter
For 70.42 L, the cost is
the exchange rate was $1.29 per euro
The cost in dollors would be

1 L 0.264172 gallon


in the United States at the prevailing average price of $3.81/gal, the cost is