Question

A cab company charges $3 per cab ride, plus an additional $1 per mile driven. How long is a cab ride that costs $20?

Answer 1

You will be able to ride 17 miles.

Explanation:

So to get into the cab you need to pay 3 dollars. For every mile it will cost you 1 dollar. And you can only spend 20 dollars.

The first step to do is subtract 3 from 20.

This gives us 17.

Now that our cab cost is deducted we can divided 17 dollars by 1 dollar.

17 / 1 = 17.

You will be able to ride for 17 miles