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A taxi driver charges $3.25 for the first mile of the trip and $1.25 for each mile after that. He charges a customer $17 for a ride. Write an equation that would help the customer find the distance she fracked in the taxi

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User Biagio
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3.25 first mile +1.25x=17
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User Moishe Lettvin
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The first mile stays the same, everything after gets multiplied by the miles. The customer went 17 miles. 1.25x+3.25=17
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