SOLUTION: Recently, the Texas Junior College Teachers Association annual conference was held in Austin. At that time a taxi ride in Austin was $1.25 for the first 1/5 of a mile and $0.25 fo

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: Recently, the Texas Junior College Teachers Association annual conference was held in Austin. At that time a taxi ride in Austin was $1.25 for the first 1/5 of a mile and $0.25 for each additional 1/5 mile. If the distance from one of the convention hotels to the airport is 7.5 miles, how much will it cost to take a taxi from that hotel to the airport? This question is from textbook elementary algebra

Found 2 solutions by checkley71, JoelSchwartz:
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.25+(7.3/.2)*.25 or 1.25+36.5*.25 or 1.25+9.125 or $10.375
Answer by JoelSchwartz(130) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d=distance traveled
d-1/5
7.5-.2
7.3=number of miles traveled after the first 1/5 mile
1/5x=7.3
x=36.5
x=number .2 miles in 7.3 miles

c=cost of the whole trip
c=1.25+.25x
c=1.25+.25*36.5
c=1.25+9.125
c=10.375
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