Question

A taxi fare has a fixed charge of $1.75 and an additional charge $0.45 per mile. A fare for m miles is $13.90. Which equation could be used to find m miles?

Answer 1

We have been given that a taxi fare has a fixed charge of $1.75 and an additional charge $0.45 per mile. A fare for m miles is $13.90.

Let m be number of miles traveled by taxi. Now we will use our given information to write an equation that could be used to find number of m miles as:

`0.45m+1.75=13.90`

Therefore, equation to find m miles will be
`0.45m+1.75=13.90`.

Now let us find number of miles taxi traveled for a fare of $13.90.

`0.45m=13.90-1.75`

`0.45m=12.15`

`m=(12.15)/(0.45)`

`m=27`

Therefore, taxi covered 27 miles in $13.90.