Question

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A taxi company charge a $2.00 base fare plus an
additional fare base on a per-mile rate and a
per-minute rate. Ryan's first taxi ride was 3.0 miles.
Took 7 minutes, and cost $8.50. His second taxi
ride was 7.0 miles, took 14 minutes, and cost
$16.00. If his third taxi tide took 10 minutes and
cost $13.50, approximately how many miles was
the third taxi ride?

Answer 1

Answer:

11 miles

Explanation:

The first mile is charged $2. She has $2.50 (i.e. 4.50-2) left. Thereafter, she is charged $0.25 / mile. The entire miles

2.50

0.25

=

10

.

Total miles

1o+1 =11