Question

A taxicab company charges a flat fee of $1.85, plus an additional $0.40 per quarter mile.

A. write a formula to find the total cost for each fair.
B. use this formula to find the cost for 1 person to travel 8 miles.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Cost per quarter mile = $0.40

Cost per mile = 0.40 * 4 = $ 1.60

Let the distance traveled be x miles.

A) $1.85 + $ 1.60 * x = 1.85 + 1.60x

B) x =8 miles

1.85 + 1.6 * 8 = 1.85 + 12.8 = $ 14.65

Answer 2

See below in bold.

Explanation:

A. C = 1.85 + 0.40n where n = a quarter of a mile.

B. 8 miles = 8 * 4 = 32 quarter miles.

So the cost for 1 person to travel 8 miles.

= 1.85 + 32*0.40

= $14.65