Question

Emma took a taxi from the airport to her house.

She paid a flat fee of $5 plus $3.70 per mile.
The fare came to $42.

For Emma's taxi ride, which equation gives the correct distance (d)

in miles?

Answer 1

Hi there! The answer is 10 miles.

Let the distance be represented by b.
The cost if the ride will therefore be
$5 + ( $3.70 × d )

We end up with the following equation

`5 + 3.7d = 42`

Subtract 5 from both sides.

`3.7d = 37`

Divide both sides by 10.

`d = (37)/(3.7) = 10`

Therefore, Emma had a taxi ride of 10 miles.

Answer 2

the answer is 5+3.7*d=42