Benito spent $1837 to operate his car last year. Some of these expenses are listed on the table below:Operating ExpensesCostInsurance$972Registration$114Maintenance$105Benito’s only other expense was for gasoline. If he drove 7600 miles, what was the average cost of the gasoline per mile?
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Answer: $0.085 per mile or 8.5 cent per mileStep-by-step explanation:We know:Total expenses = $1837Gasoline expense = Total expenses - other expenses = 1837 - 972 - 114 - 105 = $646Benito drove in total of: 7600 milesCost of gasoline per mile = Money spent for gasoline / total miles= $646 / 7600= $0.085 per mile or 8.5 cent per mileHope this helped :3