SOLUTION: A bus ride costs 10.00 pesos for the first 5 kilometers, and its additional integer kilometers adds 1.75 pesos fare to the fare. How far can you reach if you have 185.00 pesos budg

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Question 1192179: A bus ride costs 10.00 pesos for the first 5 kilometers, and its additional integer kilometers adds 1.75 pesos fare to the fare. How far can you reach if you have 185.00 pesos budget for the fare ? Kindly apply inverse function in this problem. Thank you.
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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            There are two ways to solve this problem : one stupid way using inverse function,
            and another MUCH more reasonable way using common sense.

            Of these two ways,  I prefer and will use the common sense solution.


The distance traveled by the bus over first 5 kilometers, is

      =  = 100 kilometers.


To it, I should add first 5 kilometers for 10 pesos.  Doing it, I get the ANSWER :

    +----------------------------------------------+
    |   With the given budget, the traveler can    |
    |   reach as far as 100+5 = 105 kilometers.    |
    +----------------------------------------------+

Solved.


You will learn much more about solving this problem, if you apply

the simple way and will not create artificial difficulties to yourself.



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