SOLUTION: Juan is getting a cab to travel 5 miles home. The cab is charging him %.50 for the first (1/5) mile and $.20 for all additional (1/10) miles. What is the total for his cab ride.
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Question 203272: Juan is getting a cab to travel 5 miles home. The cab is charging him %.50 for the first (1/5) mile and $.20 for all additional (1/10) miles. What is the total for his cab ride.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/5 is equivilant to 2/10
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5 miles is equivilant to 50/10
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so if we subtract 2/10 from 50/10 we get 48/10(additional miles)
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so we have $.5 + $.2(48)=.5+9.6=$10.1 total
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