American made car:

Cost = 28500
Mileage = 28 miles/gal
Amount of gasoline per one mile = 1/28 gal/mile

European made car:

Cost = 35700
Mileage = 19 km/L = 44.7 miles/gal (1 Km/L = 2.35215 miles/gal)
Amount of gasoline per one mile = 1/44.7 gal/mile

Cost of gasoline = 3.25 per gallon

Difference in cost of car = 35700 – 28500 = 7200

lets x be the number of miles travelled by both cars.

Cost of gasoline for x miles for American made car = number miles * Amount of gasoline per one mile *
. cost of gasoline

= x * (1/28) * 3.25 …………….. 1

Cost of gasoline for x miles for European made car = number miles * Amount of gasoline per one mile *
. cost of gasoline

= x * (1/44.7) * 3.25 …………….. 2

Difference in cost of gasoline for two cars (for x miles) = Eq 1 – Eq 2

= x * (1/28) * 3.25 - x * (1/44.7) * 3.25 ……….. 3

To equate the total cost of two cars,

Difference in cost of gasoline for two cars (for x miles) = Difference in cost of car

x * (1/44.7) * 3.25 - x * (1/28) * 3.25 = 7200

1 1
x*3.25*( − ) = 7200 …….. 4
28 44.7

solving eq 4, we will get,

x = 166034.5 miles.

European made car has to drive for 166034.5 miles to compensate for the higher cost of this car.