Question

Mike took a taxi from his home to the airport. The taxi driver charged an initial fee of $6plus$3 per mile. The total fare was $24, not including tip. How many miles did Mike travel by taxi on this ride.

Answer 1

6 miles

Explanation:

AS Mike took the taxi from his home to airport and covered a distance

Initial fee of the ride was $ 6 which is fixed

Now with each mile he has to pay $3

Total he paid = $ 24

Now we have to find the total no of miles traveled by Mike

The tip given is 0

Now from the given we can make an equation

Initial fee + 3 * miles traveled = total Paid

Let total no of miles traveled are x

Putting all the values in the given equation

6 + 3 * x = 24

6 + 3x = 24

3x = 24-6

3x = 18

Dividing both sides by 3

x = 18 /3

x =6 miles

So the total miles traveled by him is 6 miles