A taxi cab costs $1.50 the 1st mile and $0.75 for each additional mile. Which equation could be solved to find how many miles yo

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A taxi cab costs $1.50 the 1st mile and $0.75 for each additional mile. Which equation could be solved to find how many miles yo

u can travel in the taxi for $10, given the x is the number of additional miles?
A. 1.5x+0.75=10
B. 0.75x+1.5=10
C. 1.5x-0.75=10
D. 0.75x-1.5=10
Thank you so much!

Mathematics

1 answer:

Airida [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-08T02:39:30+03:00

Airida [17]3 years ago

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B, the $1.50 is a fixed number, but the additional $0.75 varies on how many miles travelled (x).