Question

You have $20 to spend on taxi fare. The ride costs $5 plus $2.50 per kilometer. Write an inequality to determine the distance in kilometers, dd, you can ride for $20

Answer 1

Answer:

The maximum distance is $6\ km$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

d-----> represent the distance in kilometer

we know that

$2.5d+5\leq 20$ ------> inequality that represent the situation

Solve for d

$2.5d\leq 20-5$

$2.5d\leq 15$

$d\leq 6\ km$