Question

give me an equation for Liam took a taxi from his house to the airport. The taxi company charged a pick-up fee of $2.70 plus $1.75 per mile. The total fare was $30.70, not including the tip. How many miles was the taxi ride?

Answer 1

16

Explanation:

We can set this up as an equation, where y is the total fare, m is the charge per mile, x is the number of miles, and b is the flat service fee. We have the general equation:

y = mx+b

The total fare was $30.70, the charge per mile was $1.75, and the pick-up fee was $2.70. We can put that in our equation:

30.70 = (1.75)x + 2.70

We can subtract 2.70 from both sides:

28 = 1.75x

We can divide both sides by 1.75:

16 = x

Therefore, we know Liam traveled 16 miles.