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In planning a weeklong vacation, you want to rent a car for a week and travel the Pacific Highway
from San Francisco to San Diego. You want to return to San Francisco via Las Vegas, Death Valley.
and Yosemite National Park. This trip covers approximately 1,500 miles. You plan to return the car
with a full tank of gasoline. You are considering two options advertised by the rental car company:
Ford Fiesta (37 mpg highway) costs $465.59 plus taxes and fees, totaling $553.28.
Chevy Sonic (34mpg highway) costs $434.49 plus taxes and fees, totaling $515.61.
In both cases, you must purchase gasoline, which costs approximately $3.10 per gallon in Califomia.
Find the cost per mile on gas you would spend if you drove the Chevy Sonic. Round your answer to
the nearest cent.