Question

A group of five will rent a car for a spring break trip and divide the costs associated with the car among them. The rental costs $480 for the week. Insurance is an additional $175, they estimated they’ll use 120 gallons of gas, and gas costs around $2.80 per gallon. Estimate how much each friend will pay for the cost associated with the car

Answer 1

Given:

`\begin{gathered} car\text{ rental cost}=\text{ \$}480 \\ Insurance=\text{ \$}175 \\ Gas=120*2.80=\text{ \$}336 \end{gathered}`

Thus, the total cost associated with the car is;

`480+175+336=\text{ \$}991`

Each friend will pay;

`(991)/(5)=\text{ \$}198.20`

Therefore, each friend will pay $198.20