Question

Wendy is taking a cab ride. The ride costs $1.20 for the first 0.5 km, and $0.90 for each additional 0.5 km. If the trip costs $12.00, how many kilometres was the cab ride?

Answer 1

6.5 km

Explanation:

First subtract 1.2 from 12, you get 10.8

now you are going to divide 10.8 by .90, you get 12. Now this may seem confusing but now u have do divided it by .5 because you aren't paying for every 1 km you are paying fro every .5 km. So now u have 6 km but no add that extra .5 from earlier and you get 6.5 km.

12.00-1.2=10.8 this is .5 km 10.8 divided by .9 =12

12 divided by .5=6

.5 km + 6 km = 6.5

Answer 2

6.5 km

Explanation:

Subtract 12 - 1.20 for the first 0.5 km

We are left with 10.8

Divide 10.8 by 0.90 to find the other 0.5 km

This gives you 12, which means it was 6 km

The total cab ride was 6.5 km