Question

a taxi driver charges a base free of $4.00 for a ride. plus additional $ 3.20 per mile travled. write an expression to reprsent the cost of a taxi ride for m miles travled. evaluate the expression to find the cost of the taxi ride when a rider travles 15 miles

Answer 1

y = 3.20m + 4.00
y = 3.20 (15) + 4.00
y = 48 + 4
y = 52
When a rider travels 15 miles, the cost of the taxi is $52.