A taxi cab charges $0.45 per mile in addition to a $2.75 flat rate fee. Susie has $15 to spend on a taxi cab ride. The taxi driv

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A taxi cab charges $0.45 per mile in addition to a $2.75 flat rate fee. Susie has $15 to spend on a taxi cab ride. The taxi driv

er will not give anyone a ride unless they are going somewhere that is more than 1 mile away. Model the scenario with a system of inequalities.

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pantera1 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-16T09:29:14+03:00

pantera1 [17]2 years ago

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<span>d=distance in miles

The cost is $2.75 (flat fee) plus $0.45 for each mile. This has to be less than or equal to the amount Susie has ($15)
2.75 + 0.45d ≤ 15</span><span>
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