Chapter 5: Consumer Math: Buying and Maintaining ...

True/False: You pay tax on the gas you buy.

True/False: If you cause an accident, your insurance will not pay for your medical bills.

Gas costs $4.26 per gallon. You need to fill your car (12 gallons) and a container for your lawn mower (2 gallons). How much will you spend on gas total?

Name a way you could reduce the cost of commuting.

Name a negative about buying a used car.

Name a positive about buying a new car.

True/False: All car insurances will charge you a $500 deductible.

What is one way you could pay less for car insurance?

True/False: If you are in a car accident, your insurance will buy you a new version of your same car.

True/False: It is always cheaper to drive on a vacation than to fly in an airplane.

Should your mechanic charge you sales tax on their labor costs?

Your new tires cost $450. There is 6.35% sales tax and your mechanic is paid $65/hour. The repair takes 1 and a half hours. How much will this cost you in total?

True/False: Price of gas varies from station to station, town to town, state to state.

You are planning a trip to Orlando, FL from Trumbull, CT. Your vehicle gets 32 mpg. How many gallons of gas will it take you to get there and back?

True/False: Every 18 year old driver will pay the say premium for car insurance.

Will you pay sales tax in Connecticut on parts when having a repair done?

True/False: The heavier the car the better the gas mileage.

If gas costs $4.39 a gallon and your tank is 10 gallons (but is 1/4 full still). How much will it cost you to fill-up your tank? (Round to the nearest cent)

Name a positive about buying a used car.

Name one factor that may result in higher car insurance cost.

You drive to school every weekday. School is 5 miles from your house. How many miles are you driving (round trip) for the 180 day school year?

Name a negative about buying a new car.

Typically which vehicle will have better gas mileage on the highway, a sedan or a pick up truck?