a little math problem from drape academy for you...

Andy and Matt are going to let you in on a little Drape Academy traveling math problem. This is from our time in South Africa. We'll post the answer in a week or so....

Before heading to the airport in Port Elizabeth, we filled our rental car with petrol (gas). Here are the questions for you to answer:

1. How many gallons of gas was this fill up?

2. What was the cost in dollars per gallon?

3. What was the total cost in dollars?


Here's the picture of the pump:

Double-click on the picture to enlarge it, if you need. Our information is on the left.

The rest of the information you need is:

1. There are 3.8 liters in a gallon

2. We figured an exchange rate of 6.5 Rand to the dollar