SOLUTION: A taxi cab company charges a flat fee of $3.10 and then an additional $2.80 for each mile. If a taxi fare is $53.50, how many miles was the trip?

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Question 1016011: A taxi cab company charges a flat fee of $3.10 and then an additional $2.80 for each mile. If a taxi fare is $53.50, how many miles was the trip?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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m=number of miles
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Fare=$3.10+$2.80m
$53.50=$3.10+$2.80m
$50.40=$2.80m
18=m
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ANSWER: The trip was 18 miles.