Question

An Uber ride costs $3.75 flat rate in addition to $0.65 per mile, m. Chelsea can only spend $20 or less on a ride. Write an inequality that represents Chelsea's situation. How many miles can Chelsea travel without going over her budget? Do not include dollar signs in the answer.

Answer 1

To represent Chelsea's situation, we should use the inequality 3.75 + 0.65m ≤ 20. Chelsea can travel a maximum of 25 miles without going over her budget.

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent Chelsea's situation, we can use the inequality:

3.75 + 0.65m ≤ 20

where m represents the number of miles Chelsea can travel. To find the maximum number of miles Chelsea can travel without going over her budget, we need to solve this inequality for m:

0.65m ≤ 20 - 3.75

0.65m ≤ 16.25

m ≤ 16.25 / 0.65

m ≤ 25

Therefore, Chelsea can travel a maximum of 25 miles without going over her budget.