Question

Sophia takes a taxi in New York City. The taxi charges a $5 initial fee and $2.50 per mile. If Sophia travels 4.1 miles and leaves a 15% tip, how much will she pay for the taxi ride? _ (Round your answer to the nearest cent)

Answer 1

$5 + ($2.50 x 5) = $17.50 then take $17.50 and divide it by 100% and times it by 15 to find the tip finally add them up together $17.50 + $2.625 then round them up you should get $20.13

Answer 2

$16.79 is the answer you are looking for to the problem above. Hope I helped.