Question

A taxi charges a flat fee of $4.00 plus $2.25 per mile. How much will the taxi driver earn if he takes one passenger 4.8 miles and another passenger 7.3 miles? Explain your process.

Answer 1

The taxi driver will earn $10.80 for the first passenger who travels 4.8 miles and $19.58 for the second passenger who travels 7.3 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how much the taxi driver will earn for each passenger, we need to multiply the distance traveled by the rate per mile and add the flat fee.

For the first passenger who travels 4.8 miles, the earnings will be:

Earnings = (Rate per mile x Distance) + Flat fee = ($2.25 x 4.8) + $4.00 = $10.80

For the second passenger who travels 7.3 miles, the earnings will be:

Earnings = (Rate per mile x Distance) + Flat fee = ($2.25 x 7.3) + $4.00 = $19.58

Answer 2

So we need to figure out how much he earns. So, if he takes two passengers and he charges a flat fee of $4.00 the he already has $8.00. So now we need to figure out how much money he gets from 4.8 miles and 7.3 miles. So he charges 2.25 miles per hour. So to get the first evening we have to multiply 4.8 times 2.25 to get $ 10.80. To get the next passenger we have to multiply 7.3 times 2.25. When you multiply 7.3 by 2.25 is 16.425. So you add the totals together and get $ 13.225 or 13.22