Henry will be starting college at BYU in Provo, Utah. He has to drive from his home in Jackson, Mississippi.
On the first day, he will travel 402 miles to Dallas, Texas, to pick up his cousin that will be starting school with him.
After the first day, they will travel 450 miles each day. It is 1656 miles from Jackson to Provo.
How may days will the drive take (round to the nearest day)?
____ days
The price of gas along their trip averages at $3.80 per gallon. Henry's car holds 15 gallons of gas and averages 480 miles per tank of gas.
How many gallons of gas will Henry need (let's just say for this example he can only buy full gallons-no partials.)?
___ gallons
How much gas money will Henry have to save in order to pay for his trip (remember, he's only buying full gallons, not partial gallons)?
Henry will need to save ____$