1. Which car is the cheapest to run? Explain your answer. Fred's car is the cheapest as it travels the farthest on only one gallon of gas
2. They are trying to work out how much fuel they will each save if they change cars,
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Sue
Fred
I'm going
to buy
Sue's car
I'm going to
buy Fred's
car
Each week, you
will both save
the same
amount of fuel.
Is Fred correct?
Use tables, graphs, or equations (or all three) to explain.
Fred is incorrect because bills fuel consumption is 1/2 gallon per 10 miles
3. Fred wants to buy a new car. Each week, he wants to save the same amount of fuel as
Bill saved. What average fuel consumption should Fred look for in a new car? Explain
your answer.