Matthew has decided it is time to purchase a new car. He has shopped around and decided which car he would like to purchase. The price of the car Matthew wants to purchase is $18,000. This price includes all fees associated with the purchase of a vehicle, such as title and registration fees; however, the price does not include the required sales tax. In Texas, the sales tax rate for automobiles is 6%.

Anew obstacle course is home to several new types of challenging obstacles. one such obstacle is traversing a 15-stair staircase. to make it more challenging, the stairs are not uniformly spaced. rather, the vertical space between consecutive stairs for the first 10 stairs is 113 feet and the vertical space for the last 5 stairs is 134 feet. what is the total vertical distance traveled ascending and descending the entire 15-stair staircase?