Question

You are visiting baltimore, MD and a taxi company charges a flat fee of 3.00 for using the taxi and 0.75 per mile. How much woks a taxi ride for 8 miles cost

Answer 1

Answer: the cost of riding the taxi for 8 miles is $9

Explanation:

The taxi company charges a flat fee of 3.00 for using the taxi and 0.75 per mile. This means that the total cost of using the taxi and travelling x miles would be

3 + 0.75x

This is the equation representing the situation.

To find the cost of riding the taxi for 8 miles, we would substitute x = 8 in our equation. It becomes

Therefore, the total cost of riding the taxi for 8 miles would be

3 + 0.75 × 8

= 3 + 6 = $9