SOLUTION: You are going on a road trip over a distance of 3000 kilometers with three friends. The car consumes 6 liters of gas per 100 kilometers and gas costs $1.20,per liter. If you want

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Question 984801: You are going on a road trip over a distance of 3000 kilometers with three friends. The car consumes 6 liters of gas per 100 kilometers and gas costs $1.20,per liter.
If you want to split the cost of gas evenly between the four of you, how much should each of you chip in?

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Total cost=%283000km%29%286liters%2F100km%29%28%22%24%221.20%2Fliter%29=%22%24%22216.00
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Cost per person=($216/6 people)=$36/person
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ANSWER: Each person should put in $36.