Question

Taxi A charges $0.25 per mile and an initial fee of $5.00. Taxi B charges $0.50 per mile and an initial fee of $2.00. Write an inequality to determine when the cost of Taxi B will be greater than the cost of Taxi A.​

Answer 1

After 12 miles

Explanation:

You can start by defining some variables. Say that m is the distance driven in the taxi, and C is the total amount charged.

For taxi A, the formula is C=5+0.25m

For taxi B, the formula is C=2+0.5m

To find when they cost the same amount, you can set the two equal to each other.

5+0.25m=2+0.5m

0.25m=3

m=12 miles

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