document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=98397>Question 98397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is for our Chapter 2 test and he never explained ive tried and tried to get the soultion and I've came up with $2.26 and my husband came up with $10.77 so Here goes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     Recently, the Texas Junior College Teachers Association annual conferance 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 addtional 1/5 of a mile.  The distance from one of the convention hotels to the airport is 7.5 miles.  If you were to tip the driver of the taxi 15%, how much would it cost to take the taxi from the hotel to the airport? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #71561 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=71561\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a taxi ride in Austin was $1.25 for the first 1/5 of a mile and $0.25 for each addtional 1/5 of a mile. The distance from one of the convention hotels to the airport is 7.5 miles. If you were to tip the driver of the taxi 15%, how much would it cost to take the taxi <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st (1/5)th mile = 1.25 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remaining Distance = 7.5 - 0.2 miles = 7.3 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.3/(0.2) =36.5 (this is the number of (1/5)th of a mile after the 1st (1/5)th<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each of these costs 0.25 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36.5*0.25 = 9.125 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total cost before tip = 1.25+9.125 = 10.375 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15% tip = 0.15*10.375 = 1.55625 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total cost including tip = 10.375+1.55625 = $11.93 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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