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Lauren wants to take a taxi from a hotel to a friends house. The rate is $3 plus $1.50 per mile after the first mile. Every fraction of a mile is rounded up to the next mile. What is the cost of the trip is 8.5 miles long.

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Answer:

$16.50

Explanation:

8.5 miles is rounded up to 9

3 + 1.5(9)

3 + 13.5

16.5