Question

Callie can't decide if she wants to take a taxi or an Uber from
the airport. The Taxi has a base fair of $2.60, and charges
$2.70 for each mile. An Uber has a base fair of $1.75, and
charges $2.75 per mile. If she finds that both costs to her
house are the same, how many miles m is she from the
airport?

Answer 1

Answer:

She is 17 miles from the airport.

Step-by-step explanation:

Formula

Taxi base + Taxi per mile cost(miles) = Uber base + Uber per mile cost(miles)

2.60 + 2.70m = 1.75 + 2.75m

subtract 2.70m from both sides of equation

2.60 = 1.75 + .05m

subtract 1.75 from both sides of equation

0.85 = .05m

divide .05 to both sides of equation

m = 17 miles