Answer:
It will cost $23.58 to travel 8.7 miles.
Explanation:
As the taxi charges $2.25 per mile, for 8.7 miles charges would be,
$8.7 x 2.25 = $19.575
But we should also add flat fee of $4.00, so the total cost should be,
19.575 + $4.00 = $23.575
And rounding it to the nearest cent should be $23.58
And for the second question, all you do is multiply each distance driven by 2.25, add 4 to each product, and then add the two sums.
Your answer would be $35.23
Hope this helps!