Question

The cost of a taxi ride is $1.451.45 for the first mile and $1.251.25for each additional mile or part thereof. Find the maximum distance we can ride if we have $42.742.7. Enter your answer as an integer or a decimal. If needed, round to the nearest tenths of miles.

Answer 1

Answer:

The maximum distance is 34.4 miles

Explanation:

Given that:

The ride costs $1.45 for the first ride, and $1.25 for each additional mile or part thereof.

Having $42.7, the maximum distance we can ride is given as:

$\begin{gathered} 42.7=1.45+1.25x \\ \\ 1.25x=42.7-1.45 \\ x=\frac{42.7-1.45}{1.25}=34.4 \end{gathered}$

The maximum distance is 34.4 miles