Question

The cost of a taxi fare is $5 plus $1.50 per kilometre travelled. a) Derive a formula for calculating the cost, $P, of travelling n km. b) Use your formula to calculate the cost of travelling 25 km. please help me​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Formula

P = 5 + 1.50n

P is the total Cost

n is the number of Km travelled.

Solution

Substitute n = 25 into the formula

P = 5 + 1.5 * 25

P = 5 + 37.5

P = 42.50

Answer

42.50 dollars for 25 km.