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I am looking for the formula for this. Yuan needs to take a taxi to get to the movies. The taxi charges $3.50 for the first mile, and then $2.50 for each mile after that. If the…

I am looking for the formula for this. Yuan needs to take a taxi to get to the movies. The taxi charges $3.50 for the first mile, and then $2.50 for each mile after that. If the…
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I am looking for the formula for this. Yuan needs to take a taxi to get to the movies. The taxi charges $3.50 for the first mile, and then $2.50 for each mile after that. If the total charge is $9.75, how far is Yuan's taxi ride to the movie?

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9.75-3.50=2.50x
6.25=2.50x
6.25÷2.5=2.50x÷2.5
2.5=x
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