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PLS HELP ASAP ... A cab charges $1.45 for the flat tire fee and $0.55 for each mile. Write and solve an inequality to determine how many miles Ariel can travel is she has $35 to spend.

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63 miles because .55x63 =34.65 which leaves you with 35 cents. unless I was supposed to add on the $1.45
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It should be:

1.45 + 0.55x ≤35

Here x is the miles it travels.

Solve for it, you will get:

x≤61 miles
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