Question

Jaleel was leaving downtown Nashville to visit his cousinA taxi would cost $8.50 plus $2.50 per mile. A luxury car service would cost him $20.50 plus $1.00 per mile.Write an equation and solve for how many miles it would take for the taxi and the car service to cost the same amount

Answer 1

Taxi equation 2.50(#of miles)+8.50=total cost

Luxury car service 1.00(#of miles)+20.50=total cost

Explanation:

2.50(x)+8.50=1.00(x)+20.50

work it out from there