For their group project, Mia and Ichiro researched hybrid cars that combine gas and an electric motor.
“Awesome, so it consumes less fuel and emits less
CO2 into the environment,” Ichiro said.
“While hybrid cars are better for the environment,
I’m seeing that some people are hesitant to buy one
because of the higher purchase price,” Mia noted.
They found the graph to the right, which shows the
miles per gallon (MPG) and the annual tons of GHG
produced by 8 different types of cars. If each gallon
of gasoline burned created 20 pounds of GHG, and
the price of gasoline was $2.454 per gallon, how
much money was saved annually on gas by the car
that got 40 miles per gallon when compared to the
car that got 20 miles per gallon? Provide your answer
to the hundredths place. Note: 1 ton = 2,000 pounds. This is from Pg.2 -7th Grade math problem.