Question

Ann took a taxi home from the airport the taxi fare was $2.10 per mile and she gave the driver a tip of $5.00 Ann paid a total of $49.10 write an equation to answer the problem

Answer 1

49.10 - 5
44.10

44.10/2.10
21

So, the equation would be:
(49.10 - 5)/2 = 21

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Let x is the miles from airport to Ann's home

and

y is the total amount of money she paid to the taxi driver

y = 2.1x + 5

or:

$49.1 = 2.1x + 5$