Question

In a city, taxicab fare is 80 cents for the first 1/4 mile and 20 for additional 1/4 mile. How far can you travel for $5.00?

Answer 1

To travel for $5.00 in this taxicab, you first account for the 80-cent fare for the initial 1/4 mile. With the remaining $4.20, you can cover 21 additional quarter-miles. Thus, in total, you can travel 5.5 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how far you can travel in a taxicab for $5.00, let's analyze the fare structure. The initial fare is 80 cents for the first quarter-mile (1/4 mile) and then 20 cents for each additional quarter-mile. Given a total budget of $5.00, we need to subtract the initial fare and then see how many additional quarter-miles can be covered with the remaining amount.

The first quarter-mile costs $0.80, so we subtract that from $5.00 to determine the remaining budget for additional distance:

$5.00 - $0.80 = $4.20

Each additional quarter-mile costs $0.20, so we divide the remaining budget by the cost per quarter-mile:

$4.20 ÷ $0.20 = 21 (additional quarter-miles)

Now we add the first quarter-mile to the additional quarter-miles:

1 + 21 = 22 (total quarter-miles)

To convert quarter-miles to miles, we divide by 4:

22 ÷ 4 = 5.5 miles

You can travel 5.5 miles for $5.00 in this taxicab.

Answer 2

5/2miles

Step-by-step explanation:

100cents make a dollar, hence you just have to add the miles together and multiply by $5.

That will give you your answer = 5/2