Question

A taxi charges $3.00 for the first 1/5 mile and 0.25 for each additional 1/5 of a mile the comes to $24.00 how fra did the taxi drive

Answer 1

the taxi drove you 17 miles in total

Answer 2

17 mile

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of 1/5 miles that is drived after the first 1/5 mile.

Total mile drived = 1/5 + x(1/5) = (x+1)/5

Total cost = the cost of the first 1/5 mile + the cost of additional 1/5 miles * x

→ 24 = 3 + (0.25)x

→ x = 84

Total mile = (x + 1)/5 (Substitute x)

→ (84 + 1)/5 = 17