Question

A taxi driver charges $3.25 for the first mile of the trip and $1.25 for each mile after that. He charges a customer $17 for a ride. Write an equation that would help the customer find the distance she fracked in the taxi

Answer 1

3.25 first mile +1.25x=17

Answer 2

The first mile stays the same, everything after gets multiplied by the miles. The customer went 17 miles.  1.25x+3.25=17