Your car is a real gas guzzler getting 15 miles to the gallon on the highway using regular gas which at this time costs $ 4.35/gallon. You have a 25 gallon tank in the car and want to drive to visit a trade show in Memphis, Tennessee which is 1780 miles from Los Angeles. You drive on average 70 miles per hour and spend 2 days and nights at the convention during which time you do not drive your car, You do however check into a hotel room which costs $95.00 per night plus a 12% room tax. Your meals cost a total of $35.00 per day for the 2 days that you are in town. You also decide to leave a tip for the waiter of 20% of your meal bill. On the last day of the trip, you decide to purchase an Apple iPod as a gift for your child and an iPad Tablet for yourself which costs $ 589.00. The iPad costs $589.95 and the iPod costs $ 265.95 plus sales tax of 9.25%. What is the total amount yo will spend for the trip? What are the key elements of the problem and what is the answer?

Given: (Key elements / factors) 15 Mi/Gal $4.35/Gal 1780 Mi 2 days 2 nights $95/night, +12% tax $35/day, +20% tip iPad- $589.95,+9.25% tax iPod- $265.95, +9.25% tax Find: Total expenses for the trip Solution: Gas- 1780 Mi / 15 Mi/gal = 118.67 gallons of gas 118.67 gal * $4.35/gal = $516.20 (total amount spent on gas) Hotel- 2 nights * $95.00/night = $190.00 $190.00 + ($190.00 * 0.12) = $212.80 (total amount for hotel with tax) Food- 2 days * $35.00/day = $70.00 $70.00 + ($70.00 * .20) = $84.00 (total amount spent on food with tip) Purchases- $589.95 + $265.95 = $855.90 $855.90 + (855.90 * 0.0925) = $935.07 (total amount spent on purchases with tax) Total Spent- $516.20 + $212.80 + $84.00 + $935.07 = $1748.07 (total amount spent on trip) Note: This is only for enough gas to get you to the convention, if you want to include the gas for the trip back, double the cost for gas ($516.20)