Question

1. A taxi company charges an $8 fee for picking you up, plus an additional $1.75 for each mile that you travel. The last customer to use the company was charged 34.25 for their taxi ride. How many miles did they travel in the taxi?

Answer 1

they travelled 15 miles

Explanation:

let the number of miles = m

The total charge per ride= $8 + (amount for each mile × number of miles)

amount for each mile = $1.75

The total charge = $8 + ($1.75 × m)

The total charge per ride = 8 + 1.75m

Last customer paid $34.25

34.25 = 8 + 1.75m

collect like terms:

34.25 - 8 = 1.75m

26.25 = 1.75m

divide both sides by 1.75:

26.25/1.75 = 1.75m/1.75

m = 15

Hence, they travelled 15 miles