document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=500214>Question 500214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A New York City taxi charges $2.50, plus $.40 for each fifth of a mile if it is not delayed by traffic. Write an expression for the cost of the ride if you travel x miles in the taxi with no traffic delays. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338069 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flannery><B>Flannery(124)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flannery><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Flannery><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338069\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> $2.50 is the meter drop.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The meter drop plus .2 miles(1/5 mile)times 40 cents is the price of the trip. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A mile costs fourty cents times five.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A mile costs 2 dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You want X to equal a mile.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5+2X=cost of trip.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For one mile 2.5 + 2 = 4.5 (four and a half dollars)\r<BR>\n" );
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