Question

A taxi cab company charges a flat fee of $3 plus an additional $1.10 per Mike. Write and solve an equation to find how much thé gare would be for traveling 7 miles

Answer 1

`\$10.70`

Explanation:

Let

x-----> the number of miles

y ---> the total charge in dollars

we know that

The total charge must be equal to the flat fee ($3) plus the number of miles multiplied by $1.10 per mile

so

The linear equation is

`y=1.10x+3`

For x=7 miles

substitute in the equation and solve for y

`y=1.10(7)+3`

`y=\$10.70`