Question

Juan needs to take a taxi to get to the movies. The

taxi charges $4.50 for the first mile, and then $1.25
for each mile after that. If the total charge is $11.38,
then how far was Juan's taxi ride to the movie?

Answer 1

See a solution process below: Explanation: We can use this equation to solve this problem: c=f+(r⋅(m−1)). Where: c is the total charge: $18.63

Answer 2

11.38-4.50=6.88 6.88 divided by 1.25 = 5.5. so in total juans taxi drove 6.5 miles i think