Question

Use the described technique to solve the equation describing the following problem:

A city taxi driver charges $2 per kilometer and has a starting fee of $9. An Uber driver charges $5 per kilometer, but has no starting fee. At which distance (in kilometers) will the price of taking an Uber be equal to the price of taking a city taxi?

Answer 1

Answer:

Taxi Driver: 9+2x=

Uber Driver: 5x=

So we just gotta keep multiplying until we find where they’re equal. So let’s assume that when we can get the Taxi Drivers price to have a 5 in the tens place or a 0 in the tens place. By the looks of it, they will meet at 15$ for that to happen let x=3, which would make the taxi driver’s equation 9+2(3), 9+6=15$, and the uber driver’s equation would be 5(3)=15$. X=3 or X=distance in kilometers.