A family rents a truck to move from Buffalo to Chicago.

The rental has a base cost of $29.95, plus an additional cost of $1.50 per mile driven. The family also pays for gas, which costs $2.15 per gallon. The truck’s average gas mileage is 16 miles per gallon. What is the total cost of the move? (the trip is 480 miles)
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Rental cost=29.95+480*1.50=$749.95

Fuel cost=480/16*2.15=$64.50 (30 gallons of fuel were used because 480/16=30 gallons)

Total cost=749.95+64.50=$814.45

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