Les drives 4 miles each way to work at an average of $0.195 per mile. He pays $2.25 a day to park and works an average of 24 days per month. If Les joins a car pool with three other workers, what will his average monthly cost be?

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anonymous · Answer

Have you figured out how much it costs per day?

anonymous · Answer

no  i literally have no clue what to do

anonymous · Answer

Okay, well go ahead and get started at trying to figure this out. I'm happy to help you, but I need you to work with me, alright?
How could you figure out how much he pays each day?

anonymous · Answer

times 4 by .195? then times that by 24? then times that by 2.25???

anonymous · Answer

The first part is correct. He drives 4 miles, and it costs him $.195 for each mile. That is a the kind of thing we can multiply for.
4*$0.195
but wait, he drives 4 miles EACH WAY. So, we should actually figure that he drives 8 miles in the day.

anonymous · Answer

So, try again. How can I calculate how much he spends in 1 day?