Question

Two taxi companies in a city only charge by mileage and do not charge an initial fee. If Taxi 1 charges $3.00 per miles and Taxi 2 charges $1.77 per kilometer. Determine how much a 12 mile ride will cost in each taxi. There are 1.61 kilometers in every mile.

Answer 1

Given :-

• Two taxi companies in a city only charge by mileage and do not charge an initial fee.
• Taxi 1 charges $3.00 per miles.
• Taxi 2 charges $1.77 per kilometer.
• There are 1.61 kilometers in every mile.

To Find :-

• Determine how much a 12 mile ride will cost in each taxi. ?

Solution :-

Taxi 1 :-

→ for 1 Mile ride charge is = $3

→ for 12 Miles ride charge will be = 12 * 3 = $36 . (Ans.)

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Taxi 2 :-

→ 1 Mile = 1.61 km (Given)

→ 12 Miles = 12 * 1.61 = 19.32 km .

Now,

→ for 1 km ride charge is = $1.77

→ for 19.32km ride charge will be = 19.32 * 1.77 ≈ $34.20 . (Ans.)

Hence, a 12 Mile ride will cost $36 in Taxi 1 and $34.2 in Taxi 2.