Mr. and Mrs. Wagner are getting ready to drive across the US from Philadelphia, PA to Los Angeles, CA over five (5)  days. The TOTAL distance is approximately 3,000 miles. The average price of gasoline is $4.10 per gallon. They plan to stay  in a hotel four (4) nights. They are budgeting $50 per day per person to cover the cost of three (3) meals per day  each. If the average cost of a hotel stay per night is $85 plus 18% hotel tax, estimate the total cost of their hotel stays.  Round to the nearest hundredths. Do NOT include the $ in your answer.

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Mr. and Mrs. Wagner are getting ready to drive across the US from Philadelphia, PA to Los Angeles, CA over five (5)
 days. The TOTAL distance is approximately 3,000 miles. The average price of gasoline is $4.10 per gallon. They plan to stay
 in a hotel four (4) nights. They are budgeting $50 per day per person to cover the cost of three (3) meals per day
 each.

If the average cost of a hotel stay per night is $85 plus 18% hotel tax, estimate the total cost of their hotel stays.
 Round to the nearest hundredths. Do NOT include the $ in your answer.

 
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