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Yellow cab taxi charges a $1. 75 flat rate in addition to $0. 65 per mile. Kim has no more than $10 to spend on a ride. How many miles can kim travel without exceeding his limit?.

User Gdawg
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Answer:

12 miles.

Explanation:

The equation for this problem would be 0.65x+1.75

Now, we just plug in the x (miles) in the equation until we get y less or equal to 10. I'm going to start at 5 as an estimate.

0.65(5) + 1.75 = $5

0.65(10) + 1.75 = $8.25

0.65(12) + 1.75 = $9.55

If you cannot have a decimal mile in your answer, Kim can ride 12 miles.

12.6923 miles is the closest you can get with $10 in a decimal answer.

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