document.write( "Question 622378: a ride in a taxi costs 2.95 plus .95 per sixth of a mile. A person's far for a ride was $14.35. How far (in miles) did the person travel? \n" ); document.write( "

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The total cost (C) of the taxi ride can be expressed by:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"C+=+2.95%2B0.95%286%2Am%29\"$ Where m = number of miles travelled. Set C = $14.35
\n" ); document.write( " $\"14.35+=+2.95%2B0.95%286%2Am%29\"$ Subtract 2.95 from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"11.4+=+0.95%286%2Am%29\"$ Perform the indicated multiplication..
\n" ); document.write( " $\"11.4+=+5.7m\"$ Finally, divide both sides by 5.7
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+=+2\"$ miles.
\n" ); document.write( "Note: We used 6*m because if it cost $0.95 for one sixth of a mile, then it cost six times for one mile, hence the 6*m.
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