Problema Solution
A college student wants to purchase a new vehicle to use for traveling to school. He wants a vehicle with good gas mileage. Deciding between a 2017 Honda Fit priced at $16,090 dollars getting 40MPG/HWY and a 2017 Toyota Yaris priced at $15,250 dollars getting 36MPG/HWY. Which is a better buy for gas being $2.09/per gallon if he will only travel 10,000 miles the first year?
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2017 Honda Fit:
$16,090 + (10,000/40)*$2.09 = $16,612.5
2017 Toyota Yaris:
$15,250 + (10,000/36)*$2.09 = $15,830.56
2017 Toyota Yaris is a better buy.