Question

A taxi charges a flat 1.23 plus an additional 0.76 per mile. Brent has only 14.91 to spend on the ride. How many miles can Brent travel?

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Answer 1

18 miles

Explanation:

To determine how many miles Brent can travel, we need to first determine the cost of the base fare and then subtract that from the total amount of money Brent has. The base fare is $1.23, so we can subtract that from the total amount of money Brent has to find out how much money he has left for the per-mile charge:

14.91 - 1.23 = 13.68

Now that we know how much money Brent has left for the per-mile charge, we can divide that amount by the per-mile charge to find out how many miles Brent can travel:

13.68 / 0.76 = 18 miles

Therefore, Brent can travel a maximum of 18 miles given the amount of money he has available to spend on the ride.