In a move to provide additional sales for u. s. car manufacturers, the white house announced the purchase of 17,600 new fuel-efficient vehicles for the federal fleet. suppose the new fleet, which includes 2,500 hybrid sedans, will cost $285 million. as an accountant in the white house budget office (whbo), you have been asked to calculate the following:
(a)if each hybrid vehicle will have an average cost of $25,000, what will be the average cost per non-hybrid vehicle? round to the nearest whole dollar.
(b)suppose furthermore, the white house said that by replacing less efficient vehicles, the government will reduce gasoline consumption by 1.2 million gallons per year and prevent 24 million pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. on average, how many gallons of gasoline and how many pounds of carbon dioxide will be "saved" per year per vehicle? round to the nearest whole gallon and whole pound.
gasoline saved:
carbon dioxide:

For this option, you will work individually. the pythagorean theorem can be used in many real-world scenarios. part 1 write your own real-world scenario where the pythagorean theorem can be applied to find a missing piece. you may choose to write a problem that is two- or three-dimensional in nature. be sure that you will be able to draw a diagram of your scenario. write out your problem and submit it for part 1. be sure to end your scenario with a question. part 2 draw a diagram of the scenario you created in part 1. you may draw by hand and scan and upload your drawing or create a computer-generated drawing for submission. be sure to label all parts and dimensions of the drawing. part 3 solve the question that you posed in part 1. show all of your steps in answering the question. for this option, you will need to submit all three parts for full credit—your real-world problem and question, the diagram that you created, and your work solving the problem, showing all steps. * note that your instructor is looking for your own original idea. while it is acceptable to use the internet for research and inspiration, academic integrity policies apply.