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Total Trip Cost Calculation Guide

The document provides calculations to determine the total cost of a truck trip. [1] It first calculates that the trip will take 3.5 hours. [2] It then calculates that paying the driver and running the truck will cost $106.38. [3] It determines that the truck's mileage at 65 mph is 5.5 mpg. [4] Given the 260 mile trip, it calculates that 8.15 gallons of fuel will be needed. [5] At $2.80 per gallon, the fuel will cost $166.11. [6] In total, the trip will cost $272.49.

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Total Trip Cost Calculation Guide

The document provides calculations to determine the total cost of a truck trip. [1] It first calculates that the trip will take 3.5 hours. [2] It then calculates that paying the driver and running the truck will cost $106.38. [3] It determines that the truck's mileage at 65 mph is 5.5 mpg. [4] Given the 260 mile trip, it calculates that 8.15 gallons of fuel will be needed. [5] At $2.80 per gallon, the fuel will cost $166.11. [6] In total, the trip will cost $272.49.

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Part II: The preceding process should have illuminated the basic procedure we will use to find the

the total cost of a trip.


Next we will hnd the total cost if the truck is driven at.65 miles per horrr-r As in Part I, include the correct units with each
value.

A. Let's find how long the trip will take.

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B. Now, with this time known, how much will it cost to pay the driver and run the truck?

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The amount needed to pay the driver and run the truck is $ f n 6' 3R . (Round to nearest cent.)

C. Next, to begin determining the fuel cost, we need to find the mileage (miles per gallon of fuel) when the truck
is travelling at 65 miles per hour.
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The mileage at 65 miles per hour . (Do not round.)
D. With the fuel mileage known, how much fuel willbe needed for the 260 miles?

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E. With the amount of fuel known, how much will the fuel cost to make the 260 miles?

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F Finally we can find the TOTAL cost.

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The total cost for the trip is L2o,1G . (Round to nearest cent.)

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