Question

You are trying to decide which of two automobiles to buy. ch ate The first is American-made, costs $3.0500 x 10^, and travels 31.0 miles/gallon of fuel. The second is European-made, costs $4.9100 x 104, and travels 21.0 km/liter of fuel. If fuel costs $2.50/gallon, and other maintenance costs for the two vehicles are identical, how many miles must each vehicle travel in its lifetime for the total costs (puchase cost +fuel cost) to be equivalent? 9.67 x 105 miles. siol

Answer 1

Solution 0 change kmiliter to 21 km/liter miles/gal. 49.35 mileslgal let both the automobiles travel a miles in their life time for the total cost to be equivalent. (purchase + cost fuel costdam #purchase cost + fuel castleu 3.05x10" + X 31 miles/gal *2.5lgal = 4.914109+_) .x2 sigal 49.35 milelgai 0.029988 = 1.86 X10 miles X X=6.2041x 105 miles