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a taxi driver charges $3.25 and an additional $1.25 for each mile driven in a trip . he charges a customer $17 for a ride . whats an equation that would help the customer find the total distance x that she traveled in the taxi ?

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Answer: The first mile stays the same, everything after gets multiplied by the miles. The customer went 17 miles. 1.25x+3.25=17

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