SOLUTION: You are in city A and need to drive to City B and then on to City C for business. You then need to drive back to city A. You will rent a new car in each city. The distance from
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Question 987397: You are in city A and need to drive to City B and then on to City C for business. You then need to drive back to city A. You will rent a new car in each city. The distance from A to B is 250 miles, from B to C is 175 miles and from A to C is 320 miles. You must start at A and go the shortest route next to B then to C and then back to A The car rented in City A get 10 km per liter of fuel. The car rented in City B gets 18 km per liter and the car rented in city C 24 km per liter. Gas costs $ 4.25 US per gal. You drive From City A to City B at an average speed of 120 km per hr. You drive from City B to City C at an average speed of 100 km per hr. You drive from City C to City A at an average speed of 140 km per hr. The exchange rate is 0.85 Euro per Dollar US.
How much will you spend on gas in euros?
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Car A: (10km/L)(2.352)=23.52 mi/gal
Car B: (18km/L)(2.352)=42.34 mi/gal
Car C: (24km/L)(2.352)=56.45 mi/gal
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From A to B:
(250 mi)/(23.52 mi/gal)=10.63 gal
From B to C:
(175 mi)/(42.34 mi/gal)=4.13 gal
From C to A:
(320 mi)/(56.45 mi/gal)=5.67 gal
Total:
Gallons: 10.63 gal+4.13 gal+5.67 gal=20.43 gal
Dollars: (20.43 gal)($4.25/gal)=$86.83
Euros: (0.85 euro/dollar)($86.83)=73.80 euros.
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ANSWER: You will spend 73.80 euros on gas.
