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A taxicab company charges $3.10 plus $0.60 per mile. Carmen paid a fare of $10.90. Enter and solve an equation to find the number of miles she traveled. Use m as your variable.

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Answer:

13 miles

Explanation:

The taxicab charges a fixed amount of $3.10 plus $0.60 per mile.

This can be modeled by the equation.


f= 0.60m + 3.10

where f is the total fare and m is the number of miles traveled.

If Carmen paid a fare of $10.90, then we substitute for f and solve for m.


0.6m + 3.10 = 10.90


0.6m = 10.90 - 3.10


0.6m = 7.8


m = (7.8)/(0.6)


m = 13

Therefore Carmen traveled 13 miles.

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