Question

3. You need to hire a taxi. Taxi A charges $9.25 plus $1.50 per mile. Taxi B charges $10.50 plus $1.25 per mile. Find the number of miles for which the total costs are the same for each taxi.

Answer 1

Answer:

five miles

Step-by-step explanation:

taxi A: for one mile: 10.75

taxi B: for one mile: 11.75

two miles: A: 12.25 B: 13

three miles: A: 13.75 B: 14.25

four miles: A: 15.25 B: 15.5

five miles: A: 16.75 B: 16.75