SOLUTION: please help me.i am stuck if the charge for a taxi ride is 2.50 dollars for the first 1/2 mile and 0.75 for each additional 1/8 mile,how many miles did the taxi travel for a ride

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if the charge for a taxi ride is 2.50 dollars for the first 1/2 mile and 0.75 for each additional 1/8 mile,how many miles did the taxi travel for a ride that cost 10.75 dollars

Answer by josgarithmetic(39623)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
More than half mile.
, the cost for the .
How many of mile in that cost?





11 eigths of a mile
miles,

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Total distance,




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Adjusted minor unit mistake

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