Problema Solution
roland took a cab from his house to the airport. the cab charges $3.00 to start the meter and $.50 per mile after that. it is 15 miles from rolands house to the airport. what is the total amount that roland has to pay the cab driver at the airport.
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'x' stand for the number of miles driven. We can write:
Equation for total cab cost:
Cost=3+.5x
We are told that Roland goes 15 miles (therefore x=15). Therefore, his total cost is:
Cost=3+.5(15)
Cost=$10.5