Question

Bryan took a taxi home from the opera. The taxi fare was $2.50 per mile, and he gave the driver a tip of $3. Bryan paid a total of $35.50. The equation 2.50x + 3 = 35.5 can be used to find the distance in miles (x) between the opera house and Bryan's home.

How many miles is it between the opera house and Bryan's home?

Answer 1

It is 13 miles between the Opera House and Bryan's home.

Answer 2

There are 13 miles between the opera house and Bryan's home.

Explanation:

The equation
`2.50x+3=35.5` can be used to find the distance in miles (x) between the opera house and Bryan's home.

We will solve this to get the value of x.

`2.50x+3=35.5`

=>
`2.50x=35.5-3`

=>
`2.50x=32.50`

we get x = 13

Hence, there are 13 miles between the opera house and Bryan's home.