document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151403>Question 151403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having difficulty setting up this word problem.  If a taxi charges .50 for the first 1/5 of a mile, and .20 for every 1/10 of a mile after that, how much would it cost to go 2 miles? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2-1/5=1 4/5 mile or 9/5 or 18/10 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18*.20=3.60 for the rest of the 2 mile ride.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the total for the 2 mile ride=.50+3.60=$4.10  </SPAN>\n" );
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