Taxi A
1mile £3.50+£1.75=£5.25
Taxi B
1mile £1.25+£2.00=£3.25
Taxi A
2miles £3.50+£3.50=£7.00
Taxi B
2miles £1.25+£4.00=£5.25
Taxi A
3miles £3.50+£5.25=£8.75
Taxi B
3miles £1.25+£6.00=£7.25
Taxi A
4miles £3.50+£7.00=£10.50
Taxi B
4miles £1.25+£8.00=£9.25
Taxi A
5miles £3.50+£8.75=£12.25
Taxi B
5miles £1.25+£10.00=£11.25
Taxi A
6miles £3.50+£10.50=£14.00
Taxi B
6miles £1.25+£12.00=£13.25
Taxi A
7miles £3.50+£12.25=£15.75
Taxi B
7miles £1.25+£14.00=£15.25
Taxi A
8miles £3.50+£14.00=£17.50
Taxi B
8miles £1.25+£16.00=£17.25
Taxi A
9miles £3.50+£15.75=£19.25 (the same)
Taxi B
9miles £1.25+£18.00=£19.25 (the same)
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They would have to drive 9 miles for the taxi to cost the same.
Hope this helped, this is the longest way to work it out but also the simplest.
360/0.96 or 510/1.44
360/0.96
0.96/360
.........3.76
_________
96/36000
......288
___________
.........720
.........672
_________
...........580
............576
_________
.................4
___________
510/1.44
............354
____________
144/ 51000
.........432
________
780
720
---------------
600
576
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24
360g at $0.96 is best deal
-10.4
subtract 5.2 on each side because it’s the inverse operation
hope this helps!
Answer:
4
step by step:
b-9=4
