Question

Madison is ordering a taxi from an online taxi service. The taxi charges $2.50 just for the pickup and then an additional $1.50 per mile driven. How much would a taxi ride cost if Madison is riding for 3 miles? How much would a taxi ride cost that is mm miles long?

Answer 1

It would be $7 because 1.50 times 3 is 4.5 plus 2.5 is 7 so the answer would be $7

Answer 2

Answer: It would cost Madison $7 to go for a 3-mile ride.

Step-by-step explanation:

Initial fee: $2.50

Per mile: $1.50

Set up an equation where $x$ = the number of miles driven

Using y = mx + b form:

y = 1.5x + 2.5

How much would a taxi ride cost if Madison is riding for 3 miles?

Simply plug in 3 for x

y = 1.5(3) + 2.5

y = 4.5 + 2.5

y = 7

Therefore, It would cost Madison $7 to go for a 3-mile ride.

How much would a taxi ride cost that is mm miles long?

To solve this plug in the number of miles driven for x and then solve