Question

A taxi cab costs $1.50 for the 1st mile and $0.75 for each additional mile. Which equation could be solved to find how many miles you can travel in a taxi for $10, given that X is the number of additional miles?

A. 1.5x +0.75 = 10
B. 0.75x +1.5 = 10
C. 1.5x -0.75 = 10
D. 0.75x -1.5 = 10

Please answer right away worth 15 points!

Answer 1

B. 0.75x +1.5 = 10

Explanation:

We know the first that no matter what we will have to pay $1.50 for the first mile. So if we were to try to figure how many miles you can drive in a taxi for $10 you'd multiply $0.75 by X. Therefore the answer is B. because 0.75 multiplied by x plus one will give you the answer.

Answer 2

The Answer is B.

Explanation: