Question

a taxi ride costs 40 dollars for the first 500 meters and each additional 300 meters (or a fraction thereof) adds $3.50 to the fare.How much will a taxi passenger pay for a three kilometer ride?​

Answer 1

$ 71.5

Explanation:

firstly kilometer to meters

1 km = 1000 m

therefore 3 km = 3000m

for the first 500 = $40

hence deduct the 500 from 3000m

3000 - 500 = 2500

now find out how many 300m go into 2500

2500 / 300 = 8.33

which is rounded up to 9

therefore the total amount is :

40 + 9 * 3.5

= $71.5