A taxi driver charges $4.50 for the first mile and $0.25 for each additional mile. Isabella pays $14.00 for a taxi ride. How many miles was Isabella’s ride?

Respuesta :

From the question, we can find the expression for the money Isabella needs to pay, as follows:

[tex]\text{money}=4.5\text{ + (k-1)0.25}[/tex]

Where k is the amount of miles. We know that she paid $14.00, so we can find the amount of miles:

[tex]4.5+(k-1)\times0.25=14\rightarrow(k-1)\times0.25=14-4.5\rightarrow k-1=\frac{9.5}{0.25}\rightarrow k=38+1\rightarrow k=39[/tex]

So the taxi drove 39 miles.