Question

Catalina needs to take a taxi ride into town. The taxi fare is a $2 flat rate plus $0.75 each mile. Catalina has only $12.50 to spend on the cab fare. What is the number of miles Catalina can afford to travel by taxi is she spends exactly $12.50? A x 10 miles B x 12 miles C x 13 miles

Answer 1

The answer to your question is: 14 miles

I think you forgot letter D = 14 miles.

Explanation:

Data

Flat rate = $2.00

each mile = $0.75

Catalina has = $12.5

Process

Cost of miles without flat rate = 12.5 - 2

= $10.5

Number of miles she can travel = 10.5 / 0.75

= 14 miles