Question

A white water rafting company sells tickets for an 18-mile river trip for $249.

a. How much does it cost to travel one mile? Round your answer to the nearest whole dolla
14
dollars per mile v
b. How many miles do you travel for one dollar? Round your answer to one decimal place.
miles per dollar v
[0.72
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Answer 1

0.72miles per dollar

Explanation:

a. To calculate the cost per mile, you can divide the total cost ($249) by the number of miles (18):

Cost per mile = Total cost / Number of miles

Cost per mile = $249 / 18 miles ≈ $13.83 per mile

Rounded to the nearest whole dollar, the cost to travel one mile is $14.

b. To find out how many miles you can travel for one dollar, you can take the reciprocal of the cost per mile:

Miles per dollar = 1 / Cost per mile

Miles per dollar = 1 / $13.83 ≈ 0.72 miles per dollar

Rounded to one decimal place, you can travel approximately 0.7 miles for one dollar.