Question
a taxi service charges a flat fee of $% plus $2 per mile. write an equation for the total cost, t, if the ride is m miles.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To write an equation for the total cost \( t \) of a taxi ride that charges a flat fee plus a per-mile charge, we can define the terms based on your description.
Let the flat fee be represented as a percentage, denoted as \( p\% \), and the charge per mile is given as $2. The total cost \( t \) as a function of miles \( m \) can be expressed as:
\[
t = \text{(flat fee in dollars)} + (\text{cost per mile} \times \text{number of miles})
\]
If we convert the flat fee \( p\% \) into a dollar amount, it would depend on some base amount. Assuming the flat fee should denote a constant value in dollars (let's say \( F \)), the equation based on your description would be:
\[
t = F + 2m
\]
If by flat fee you meant a percentage of a specific value, please specify that value for the computation. Otherwise, you can replace \( F \) with the actual dollar amount of the flat fee to finalize the equation.
So, the final equation in terms of the flat fee \( F \) would be:
\[
t = F + 2m
\]
Where:
- \( F \) is the flat fee (in dollars)
- \( m \) is the number of miles
- $2 is the charge per mile.
Let the flat fee be represented as a percentage, denoted as \( p\% \), and the charge per mile is given as $2. The total cost \( t \) as a function of miles \( m \) can be expressed as:
\[
t = \text{(flat fee in dollars)} + (\text{cost per mile} \times \text{number of miles})
\]
If we convert the flat fee \( p\% \) into a dollar amount, it would depend on some base amount. Assuming the flat fee should denote a constant value in dollars (let's say \( F \)), the equation based on your description would be:
\[
t = F + 2m
\]
If by flat fee you meant a percentage of a specific value, please specify that value for the computation. Otherwise, you can replace \( F \) with the actual dollar amount of the flat fee to finalize the equation.
So, the final equation in terms of the flat fee \( F \) would be:
\[
t = F + 2m
\]
Where:
- \( F \) is the flat fee (in dollars)
- \( m \) is the number of miles
- $2 is the charge per mile.