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A student at Brown U wants to become his own employer by using his car as a taxi for the summer. It costs the student $120.00 a month to insure his car for the 4 months of summer. He estimates to spend $440.00 per month on gas. If he lives at home and has no other expenses and charges an average of $12.00 per fare, how many fares will he have to get in order to pocket $6,000.00 at the end of summer? (Insurance and gas not deducted yet)
How many fares will he have to average monthly to make his goal by the end of the summer?
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Problem: A student at Brown U wants to become his own employer by using his car as a taxi for the summer. It costs the student $120.00 a month to insure his car for the 4 months of summer. He estimates to spend $440.00 per month on gas. If he lives at home and has no ...
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