Question

You have $16 to spend on taxi fare. The ride costs $4 plus $2 per mile. Let m represents the number of miles ridden. Write an inequality to determine how many miles u can ride for $16.

Answer 1

2x+4=16

-4 -4 (minus 4 from both sides.)

=> 2x=12

Then divide 2 from both sides

=> (answer) x=6