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

4 miles each way = 8 miles round trip each day.
At .195 per mile (8 x .195) = 1.56 per day (wow...thats cheap gas)
He also pays 2.25 per day to park.
He works an average of 24 days per month.
24(2.25 + 1.56) = total cost per month..
54 + 37.44 = $ 91.44 < -- cost per month
However, there are 3 other people carpooling with him...which makes a total of 4 people. To figure out what each person pays you need to divide by 4.
91.44/4 = 22.86 (average cost per person) < -- answer

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dwelsher · Answer

22.48------------(1.56*24)(2.25*24)=67.44--------/3= ~22.48