Question

Question 6: A rideshare company charges a flat fee of $3.50 and $1.25 for each mile. Write an inequality to determine how many miles Jessica can travel if she has $45 to spend.

$1.25x + $3.50 ≥ $45
$1.25 + $3.50x ≥ $45
$1.25x + $3.50 ≤ $45
$1.25 + $3.50x ≤ $45

Answer 1

Answer: $1.25x + $3.50 ≤ $45

Explanation:

The total cost for a given number of miles is the initial cost number of miles multiplied by the cost per mile.

So, the expression for the cost is 1.25x+3.50.

Since she has $45 to spend, Jessica can spend no more than this, so the inequality is that in Option 3.