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Mario paid $44.25 in taxi fare from the hotel to the airport. The cab charged $2.25 for the first mile plus $3.50 for each additional mile. How many miles was it from the hotel to the airport?
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Mario paid $44.25 in taxi fare from the hotel to the airport. The cab charged $2.25 for the first mile plus $3.50 for each additional mile. How many miles was it from the hotel to the airport?

User Werner Harnisch
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Answer:

12 miles

Explanation:

2.25+3.50x=44.25

3.50x=42

x=12

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