Question

John is stuck downtown Atlanta and has used is cell phone to order an Uber. The pick up fee is $20 with an additional charge of 0.25 cents per mile driven. Which equation below could be used to find out the total cost for a 30 mile trip? What is the total cost of the 30 mile trip?

Answer 1

$25 + (0.25 * 30)

Explanation:

Given that :

Cost of Uber :

Pick up fee = $25

Additional charge = 0.25 cent per mile driven

Cost of 30 mile trip :

Pickup fee + (additional charge * number of miles)

$25 + (0.25 * 30)

25 + 7.5

= $32.5