Solve the problem For their group project. Mia and Ichiro researched hybrid cars that combine gas and an electric motor
"Awesome, so it consumes less fuel and emits less CO, into the environment," Ichiro said. Mia found the
following information comparing a 2021 gasoline car with the hybrid version
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Gasoline Car
Hybrid Car
Price
$21,250
$24,125
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Gas Mileage in MPG
(miles per gallon)
38 MPG on highways
30 MPG in cities
48 MPG on highways
55 MPG in cities
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In the first year of driving the hybrid car, a family drives 1,000 miles per month with a ratio of highway to
city miles of 2:3. They're looking forward to using less gas this year with their new hybrid car! Assuming it
costs $2.454 on average per gallon for gas, how much money should the family plan to spend on gas to
drive the hybrid car for a year? Please round all work to the thousandths place when working out solutions
with final answers rounded to the nearest hundredth.
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