Question

Tianna’s Taxi Company charges all passengers a flat fee of $3 and $0.30 for every 1/2

mile. If Charlie has $21 to spend on a taxi ride, which inequality represents the maximum number of miles (m) he can ride?

Answer 1

`3 + m \leqslant 21`

Or

`m \leqslant 30`

Explanation:

Since the company charges $0.30 for every 1/2 mile, the company will charge

$0.6 per mile.

If Charlie has $21 to spend on a taxi ride, then the maximum number of miles(m) he can ride is given by:

`3 +0.6m \leqslant 21`

When simplified we get:

`0.6m \leqslant 21 - 3`

`0.6m \leqslant 18`

`m \leqslant 30`