3rd-4th Grade Math Activities

Find the distance from Middleburg, NC to Modesto, CA.  Use the link to MAPQUEST, located on the home pate, to find this information. 

1.     How much money did we spend on gas traveling across the United States?
2.     How many gallons of gas did we purchase?
3.     On which date did we spend the most money per gallon for gas?
4.  On which date did we spend the most money total?
5.  What state had the highest gas prices? 
6.  Which city had the highest gas prices?

DATE / CITY                           COST/GALLON      # GALLONS      TOTAL $$
10/17/2011-Farragut, TN             $ 3.259                   15.957              $ 52.00
10/18/2011-Jackson, TN             $ 3.259                   11.352              $ 37.00
10/18/2011-Alma, AR                  $ 3.399                   14.417              $ 49.00
10/19/2011-Shamrock, TX           $ 3.499                   15.719             $ 55.00
10/19/2011-Albequerque, NM      $ 3.159                   15.196             $ 48.00
10/20/2011-Seligman, AZ            $ 3.629                   14.329              $ 52.00
10/20/2011-Barstow, CA              $ 3.679                   13.318              $ 49.00
10/21/2011-Modesto, CA             $ 3.859                   12.308              $ 47.50