Question

Three people travel by car to San Diego, a distance is 380 miles. Thetrip takes 6 hours. Daily cost for meals is $20 per person and gas costs$3.59 per gallon and their vehicle gets 15 mpg. Calculate the cost perperson for this trip to the nearest dollar.A) $85B) $70C) $50D) $90E) $105

Answer 1

Given:

• Distance = 380 miles

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• Time = 6 hours

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• Daily cost for meals = $20 per person

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• Cost of gas = $3.59 per gallon

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• Vehicle gets 15 miles per gallon.

Let's calculate the cost per person for this trip.

We have the following:

To find the total cost of gas they used for this trip, we have:

`(380)/(15)*3.59=90.95`

The total cost of gas for this trip is $90.95

The cost of gas per person will be:

`(90.95)/(3)=\text{ \$30.32}`

Cost of gas per person is $30.32

Therefore, the cost per person for this trip will be:

Cost per person = Cost of gas per person + Cost of meal per person

Cost per person = $30.32 + $20 = $50.32 ≈ $50

Therefore, the cost per person for this trip to the nearest dollar is $50

ANSWER:

C) $50