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You take a taxi for a distance of 4 miles. You paid $6 for the trip Your friend uses the same taxi company to travel 10 miles , and pays 10.50. How much does the taxi company charge per mile, how much is the taxi company’s initial fare?please answer it’s almost due :(((

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Answer:

1.12 dollers per mile

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basic fee is 1.52 dollars

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15 mile thing is 18.32 dollars

Explanation:

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User CmdNtrf
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Answer:

$3 initial fare, 0.75 per mile

Explanation:

let x be initial fare, y be per mile

x+4y=6

x+10y=10.50

subtract first from second,

6y = 4.5

y = 0.75

substitute into first equation, x+3 = 6, x=3

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