Mario paid $44.25 in taxi fare from the hotel to the airport. the cab charged $2.25 for the first mile plus $3.50 for each additonal mile. how many miles was it from the hotel to the airport?

Question

1 10
2 11
3 12
4 13

Answer 1

$44.25 - 2.25 = $42.00

42 / 3.5 = 12

12 + 1 = ?

Answer 2

12