Answer: $17.78; 26.67; 35.56
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the following information.:
Price of cab = $2 per mile , irrespective of the number of passengers.
Alice's destination = 20 miles
Ben's destination = 30 miles
Calvin's destination = 40 miles
If the three share a cab, the cab fee will be (cost per mile * number of miles of the farthest destination).
($2 * 40) = $80
Let price = a, for 20 miles
Ben's mile = 30 miles = 1.5 times Alice's miles, then Ben's pay = (1.5a)
Calvin's mile = 40 miles = 2 times Alice's miles, then Calvin's pay = (2a)
Thus,
a + 1.5a + 2a = $80
4.5a = $80
a = $80 / 4. 5
a = $17.78
Ben's pay = 1.5a = $26.67
Calvin's pay = 2a = $35.56
