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A reservist earns a base pay of $115.50\$115.50 per drill period. During a weekend drill, she completes 44 drill periods. Additionally, she receives a travel allowance of $0.65\$0.65 per mile for her 4242-mile round trip. What is her total compensation for the weekend in dollars?

Cevap: 489.3 $

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489.30
The total compensation is the sum of the drill pay (4×$115.50=$462.004 \times \$115.50 = \$462.00) and the travel allowance (42×$0.65=$27.3042 \times \$0.65 = \$27.30), which results in a final total of $489.30\$489.30.

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1
Calculate the total pay for the drill periods.
$462.00\$462.00
The reservist gets paid $115.50\$115.50 for each of the 44 drill periods.
2
Calculate the total travel allowance.
$27.30\$27.30
The travel allowance is calculated at a rate of $0.65\$0.65 per mile for a total of 4242 miles.
3
Add the drill pay and travel allowance together.
$489.30\$489.30
The total compensation is the sum of all earnings for the weekend.

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