SOLUTION: gavins car does 8 miles to each litre of petrol. He does 12 600 miles a year of which 4 600 is on company business. Petrol costs 95p per litre. Insurance and servicing costs �800 a

Question 988349: gavins car does 8 miles to each litre of petrol. He does 12 600 miles a year of which 4 600 is on company business. Petrol costs 95p per litre. Insurance and servicing costs �800 a year. Gavin's company gives him an allowance of 40p for each mile he drives on company business. How much does Gavin pay towards running his car each year?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Step 1. Divide the total miles driven by 8. Multiply the result by the cost of gasoline. Add the maintenance costs.

Step 2. Multiply the mileage allowance by the business miles driven.

Step 3. Subtract the result of step 2 from the result of step 1.

John

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