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A lift driver charges $5.25 for the first mile of the trip and$1.25 each mile after that. He charges the customer $24 for the ride.

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yeah what they said ^
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Answer: 15 miles

Explanation:

The equation is 5.25+1.25x=24 where x is each additional mile so to solve for x it would be 1.25x=18.75 and divide both sides to solve for x

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