Question

Jacob took a taxi from his house to the airport. The taxi company charged a pick-upfee of $1.30 plus $5 per mile. The total fare was $16.30, not including the tip. Writeand solve an equation which can be used to determine , the number of miles in the

Answer 1

Let the total number of fare be f and total number of miles be m.

Therefore, the total fare f is given by:

`f=1.30+5m`

Substitute f = 16.30 into the equation:

`\begin{gathered} 16.30=1.30+5m \\ 16.30-1.30=5m \\ 15=5m \\ (15)/(5)=(5m)/(5) \\ 3=m \\ m=3 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the required number of miles is 3.