Question

A cab ride costs 5 dollars for the first mile and 3 dollars for each additional mile. If a cab ride costs no more than 23 dollars, how many miles was the ride,

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer

Step-by-step explanation:

5 dollars = 1st mile

3 Dollars = additional miles

Total money = 23 dollars

From which 5 dollars spent of 1st mile = 23-5 = 18.

18 divided by 3 = 6

= 6 + 3 = 9

= 9 miles.

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Answer 2

Answer:

It can be no more than 6 miles. Here's why.

Step-by-step explanation:

So, the formula that tell us the price of the ride when we get additional miles is:

5+3x , x being the additional miles

So, if the ride is 23 dollars, we get an equation like this

5+3x <= 23 (the <= stands for equal or less than)

We clear the X --> 3x <= 23-5

And we clear again the x from the 3 -->  x <= 18/3 = 6.

So x is equal or less than 6 miles.