Question

used for job-site visits and for other general business purposes. The other is a heavy truck used to haul equipment. The car gets 25 miles per gallon (mpg). The truck gets 10 mpg. You want to improve gas mileage to save money, and you have enough money to upgrade one vehicle. The upgrade cost will be the same for both vehicles. An upgraded car will get 40 mpg: an upgraded truck will get 12.5 mpg. The cost of gasoline is $3.55 per gallon. Calculate the annual fuel savings, in gallons, for the truck and car assuming both vehicles are driven 10,500 miles per year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Fuel savings gallons per year Truck gallons per year Car Assuming an upgrade is a good idea in the first place, which one should you upgrade? Both vehicles are driven 10,500 miles per year. Car Next 16 of 19 Prey

Answer 1

Annual fuel savings:
Truck = (10,500/12.5) - (10,500/10) = 210 gallons per year

Car = (10,500/40) - (10,500/25) = 157.50 gallons per year.

Upgrade truck due to higher fuel savings