Question

Mariam took a taxi from her house to the airport. The taxi company charged a pick-up fee of $2.90 plus $1.25 per mile. The total fare was $6.65, not including the tip. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine mm, the number of miles in the taxi ride.

Answer 1

To determine the number of miles in Mariam's taxi ride, we can use the following equation:

mm = (total fare - pick-up fee) / (per mile rate)

where mm is the number of miles, total fare is the total amount charged by the taxi company, and pick-up fee is the fee charged for picking up the passenger.

In this case, the total fare is $6.65, and the pick-up fee is $2.90. Therefore, we can plug these values into the equation as follows:

mm = ($6.65 - $2.90) / $1.25

mm = 6.65 - 2.90 / 1.25

mm = 3.75

Therefore, Mariam traveled 3.75 miles in the taxi.

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