Question

Lydia took a taxi from her house to the airport. The taxi company charged a pick-up fee of $4.10 plus $2.50 per mile. The total fare was $36.60, not including the tip. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine xx, the number of miles in the taxi ride.

Answer 1

Let x be the number of miles. The fare equation is
4.10 + 2.50x = 36.60.

Solve:
2.50x = 36.60 − 4.10 = 32.50
x = 32.50 / 2.50 = 13.

So the ride was 13 miles.