Question

Megan took a cab ride and was charged a fare of $1.50 per mile and an additional charge of $5 for her luggage. If Megan traveled x miles, which expression gives her total fare?

Answer 1

For example let's say Megan has to pay the cab driver $50. Here's the equation 50=1.50x + 5 First you want to get x by itself on one side. So subtract 5 on both sides 50=1.50x + 5 -5 -5 --------------------------- 45=1.50x Now that you have x on one side; however, you want to divide to get the answer. 45=1.50x ----------------------- 1.50 x = 30 So if Megan pay $50 that mean she rode 30 miles ~by the way I'm sorry if you are looking at the answers and it isn't in the right place, I'm answering this on a tablet~