Question

... resulting in it spilling 260,000 barrels of crude oil into the Price Willam Sound. Each barrel of oil contains 19 gallons of gasoline. How many cars could this this fueled for a year? Assume each cars average 20 miles to the gallon (mpg) and is drivven 12,000 miles per year.

Answer 1

Step 1:

Number of miles driven = 12000

20 miles = 1 gallon

12000 miles = 12000/20 = 6000 gallon

Step 2:

19 gallons = 1 barrel

6000 gallon = 6000/19 = 315.7895 barrel

Step 3:

315.7895 ballel = 1 car

260000 barrel = 260000/315.7895 cars

                      = 823.3333

                      = 823 (Rounded tointeger)

So,

Answer is:

823