Question

Lucy took a taxi from her house to the airport. The taxi company charged a pick-up fee of $3.80 plus $3 per mile. The total fare was $39.80, not including the tip. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine xx, the number of miles in the taxi ride.

Answer 1

Answer:

3$

Step-by-step explanation:

39.80/ 3 =13.2667

3$

Answer 2

If you do 39.80/ 3 it would give you 13.2667miles and since the tip was not added that’s when you don’t do anything with that number and 3 because every mile you pay 3$