Question

21.A taxi charges a base fee of $3.00 and $0.15 for every mile of the ride. What would be thecost of a 3.4 mile ride?A $0.51B $3.51C $10.20D $10.35

Answer 1

Given:

Base Charge of the taxi = $3.00

Charge of the ride per mile = $0.15

The base fee here is constant, irrespective of the distance covered.

Therefore, the cost of a 3.4 mile ride will be:

`\begin{gathered} (0.15\ast\text{ 3.4) }+\text{ \$3} \\ =0.51\text{+ \$3 = \$}3.51 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the cost of a 3.4 mile ride will be $3.51

ANSWER:

$3.51