[tex]\large\boxed{\$2.45}[/tex]
In this question, we're trying to find the price of 1 gallon of gasoline. We know this because in the question, it says "per gallon", meaning that we are trying to find the price for 1 gallon.
We know that:
With the information above, we can solve the question.
In order to find how much 1 gallon of gas cost, we would divide 27.44 by 11.2
Divide:
[tex]27.44\div11.2= 2.45\\\\\text{Each gallon of gasoline costs \$2.45}\\\\\text{We can check to see if it's right by mutliplying 2.45 by 11.2}\\\\2.45*11.2=27.44[/tex]
When you're done solving, you should get 2.45.
This means that each gallon of gas costs $2.45
