SOLUTION: the fare for a taxi is $3.20 plus $0.45 every 1/2 km. four people agree to share the cost equally of a 40 km trip. What is each persons fair share of the fare?

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Question 1112989: the fare for a taxi is $3.20 plus $0.45 every 1/2 km. four people agree to share the cost equally of a 40 km trip. What is each persons fair share of the fare?
Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 dollars.     Or simpler,     dollars,  and from this point you can calculate the answer MENTALLY.

Should I explain that if  $0.45  goes for each  1/2  km,  then  $0.90  goes for each kilometer ?




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