Ezekiel takes a taxi home from the mall. The taxi company charges $3.00 as an initial cost to pick him up, and $2.50 for every mile to his destination. His ride home cost a total of $24.25. Form an equation to represent the situation. Let m represent the number of miles to his house. Solve the equation.
Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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Given that
taxi charge =$3
extra per mile charge= $2.5
His ride home cost a total of $24.25
Let m represent the number of miles to his house
then
2.50m+3.00=24.25
2.5m= 21.25
m=21.25/2.5
m=8.6 miles(Answer)