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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Question 44865This question is from textbook elementary algebra
: 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

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1.25+(7.3/.2)*.25 or 1.25+36.5*.25 or 1.25+9.125 or $10.375