document.write( "Question 1161957: A-1 Taxi charges $12.00 for pick up and an additional $0.15 for each mile traveled. Z-6 Taxi charges $10.00 for pick up and an additional $0.25 for each mile traveled. At what mileage is the cost for both taxi services the same?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #785639 by greenestamps(13203)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Informally, if a formal algebraic solution is not required.... \n" ); document.write( "The difference in the pickup charge is two dollars; the difference in the per-mile charge is ten cents. \n" ); document.write( "It takes 20 times 10 cents to make 2 dollars, so the number of miles for which the costs for both taxi services are the same is 20. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |