​A Single, Working Parent Decides to Have a Home Delivery

question 28

Short Answer

​A single, working parent decides to have a home delivery service perform his weekly grocery shopping. The service charges a fee of 6.5% of the food price, plus 50 cents per mile. In one month, for this parent, the service delivered food worth $1,652.88 and drove a total of 98 miles. Determine the parent's total cost for the groceries and the service during this month.

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