a taxi company charges a flat fee of $25 plus $.50 per mile. How much is Briana charged for a $20 mile trip to the airport?
a taxi company charges a flat fee of $25 plus $.50 per mile. How much is Briana charged for a $20 mile trip to the airport?
$25.00 + [.50 X 20] =$35.00
I assume this is supposed to be a "20" mile trip instead of a "$20" trip.....so we have
C = 25 + .50m where C is the total cost and m is the number of miles
C = 25 + .50(20)
C = 25 + 10
C = $35