If gas costs $3.50 per gallon, how much would it cost to drive 500 miles in the city in this car?

Answer

Without the car's fuel efficiency, we cannot precisely calculate the cost to drive 500 miles, but using a typical estimate of 25 miles per gallon, this would cost approximately $70 at $3.50 per gallon.

Explanation

To answer the question of how much it would cost to drive 500 miles in the city in a car with gas costing $3.50 per gallon, we need the car's** fuel efficiency. **Unfortunately, this information is not provided. The typical fuel efficiency of a car runs the gamut from 20 to 50 miles per gallon, thus the cost can widely vary. Nevertheless, if we use an estimate of 25 miles per gallon, which is somewhat typical for city driving, we can calculate the cost. This would mean you would need 20 gallons of gas to drive 500 miles (500 miles ÷ 25 miles/gallon = 20 gallons). At $3.50 per gallon, this would then cost $70 (20 gallons x $3.50/gallon = $70).