Yellow Cab Taxi charges a $1.95 flat rate in addition to $0.60 per mile. Katie has no more than $10 to spend on a ride. How many

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andrew-mc [135]

3 years ago

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Yellow Cab Taxi charges a $1.95 flat rate in addition to $0.60 per mile. Katie has no more than $10 to spend on a ride. How many

miles can Katie travel without exceeding her spending limit?

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mestny [16] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-01T01:43:52+03:00

mestny [16]3 years ago

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Easy :).

Remove the flat rate to see how much money she has to spend: 10 - 1.95 = 8.15.

We have 8.15 (remaining money) / 0.60 (per mile) = 13 miles (or <span>13.5833333333 [copy pasted from a calculator moderators] but I assume you want a rounded version)</span>