SOLUTION: Using the information below, calculate Jenna’s total cost of driving her own car for a round trip.
Price of gas: $3.50/gallon
Length of trip (one way): 193 miles
Gas mileage
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Question 1128022: Using the information below, calculate Jenna’s total cost of driving her own car for a round trip.
Price of gas: $3.50/gallon
Length of trip (one way): 193 miles
Gas mileage of own car: 22 miles/gallon
Maintenance costs:
General maintenance (oil and fluid changes): $40 every 3,000 miles
Tires: $920 Jenna’s tires should be replaced every 50,000 miles
Repairs: The website Edmunds.com estimates that on a three-year-old 4Runner will be approximately $328/year and this is based on driving 15,000 miles
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For round trip:
mi
[ miles ] / [ miles/gallon ] = [ gallons ]
gal
[ dollars/gallon ] x [ gallons ] = [ dollars ]
dollars
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dollars
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for tires
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dollars
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Total cost:
$995 answer
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