Question

Lupita rides a taxi that charges a flat rate of 6.75 plus 3.20 per mile. if the taxi charges Lupita 40.03 in total for her trip, how many miles is her ride.

Enter your answer in the box as a decimal to the nearest tenth of a mile.

Answer 1

10.4 miles

Explanation:

We can model the Cost of Lupita's trip using the formula

C(m) = 3.20m + 6.75, where C is the cost in dollars and m is the number of miles she travels. We can allow C(m) to equal 40.03 and we will need to solve for m:

40.03 = 3.20m + 6.75

33.28 = 3.20m

m = 10.4