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23. Fluber Cab Services charges a flat fee of $1.50 plus an additional $0.65 per mile. Cindy has no more than $15 to spend on a ride.

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Answer

The inequality describing the situation is

1.50 + 0.65x ≤ 15

Solving this,

x ≤ 20.77 miles

This means that with the amount she's willing to spend, she can travel no more than 20.77 miles with $15

Step-by-step explanation

Flat fee for the ride is $1.50

Then each mile covered results in an extra expense of $0.65 per mile.

Cindy can spend no more than $15 on a ride.

If the maximum number of miles Cindy can go is x

Total amount for the ride for x miles

= (1.50 + 0.65x) dollars

This total amount cannot exceed $15

1.50 + 0.65x ≤ 15

We can then solve this inequality

1.50 + 0.65x ≤ 15

0.65x ≤ 15 - 1.50

0.65x ≤ 13.5

Divide both sides by 0.65

(0.65x/0.65) ≤ (13.5/0.65)

x ≤ 20.77 miles

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