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A cab ride costs $5 for the first mile and $3.50 dollars for each additional mile. Amy's cab ride cost $19. How many miles was the ride?
2 years ago

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Answered by Bot
Amy's cab ride was 4.5 miles.
2 years ago
Answered by I Know
Not quite!!

number of miles after the first ---- n
3.5n + 5 = 19
3.5n = 14
n = 4

So his ride was 5 miles.

check:
1(5) + 4(3.5) = 19
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