Question

a cab company charge s a flat rate of $2 plus and additional $0.50 for every mile traveled when Sara arrived at her destination her cab fare $7.50 write and solve and equation to determine how many miles sara traveled

Answer 1

s+0.50m=7.50
2+0.50m=7.50
subtract from both sides
(2-2)+0.50m=7.50-2
0.50m=5.50
0.50m/0.50=5.50/0.50
divide 0.50 from both sides
m=11
Sarah traveled 11 miles.