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A taxi charges a flat fee of 4.00 plus 2.25 per mile. How much will the taxi driver earn if he takes one passenger 4.8 miles and another passenger 7.3 miles?
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A taxi charges a flat fee of 4.00 plus 2.25 per mile. How much will the taxi driver earn if he takes one passenger 4.8 miles and another passenger 7.3 miles?

User Bacar Pereira
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Write an equation.
T = Total money made
M = miles driven
4 + 2.25m
T = 7.3*2.25 + 4 + 2.25*4.8 + 4
T = 8 + 7.3*2.25 + 2.25 * 4.8
4.8 * 2.25 = 10.8
7.3 * 2.25 = 16.425
T = 16.425 + 8 + 10.8
T = 35.225
So, the total amount of money he made was $35.25.
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