The cost of a taxi ride is 5 dollars plus 50 cents per mile. Write an algebraic expression that models the cost of a taxi ride of m miles.

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m(5 + 0.5)

five plus five tenths over m

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5 + 0.5m

5m + 0.5

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The algebraic expression that models the cost of a taxi ride of m miles is 5 + 0.5m.