Question

Max is organizing a trip to the airport for a party of 75 people. He can use two types of taxi. A small taxi costs $40 for the trip and holds up to 4 people. A large taxi costs $63 for the trip and holds up to 7 people.

Answer 1

The best choice is to use large taxis, they would cost $97 less than small taxis.

Explanation:

• The small taxi costs $40 and holds up to 4 people.
• The large taxi costs $63 and holds up to 7 people.

If there are 75 people, we can divide this number to the capacity of each taxi to find out which taxis could be best.

Small:
`(75)/(4)=18.75`, which means 19 small taxis would be needed for all of them. That costs
`19 * \$40 = \$760`.

Therefore, if they use small taxis, that would cost $760.

Large:
`(75)/(7) \approx 10.7`, which means 11 taxis would be need for all of them. That would cost
`11 * \$63 = \$693`.

Therefore, if they use large taxis, that would cost $693.

Definitely, the best choice is to use large taxis, they would cost $97 less than small taxis.