Question: 1. Calculate the cost of 1,000 gallons of gasoline if it costs $2.47 per gallon.
2. A buyer purchased 2,000 umbrellas for $4.62 each. What is the total cost?
3. All the employees in your department are splitting the cost of a celebratory lunch, catered at a cost of $142.14. If your department has 23 employees, will each employee be able to pay an equal share? How should the catering cost be divided?