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Deducting miles as a business expense

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Jane Manning, an outside business woman, uses her car for both business and pleasure. Last year, she traveled 30,000 miles using 900 gallons of gas. Her car gets 40 miles per gallon on the Highway, and 25 mpg in the city. She can deduct all highway travel, but no city travel, on her taxes.

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The solution uses a specific situation regarding city and highway travel that answers how much a person can deduct in mileage on taxes.

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Let x = gas spent in the Highway
y = gas spent in the City

Therefore,
Equation 1: x + y = ...

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