SOLUTION: You and a friend want to spend at most $20 Each on a horse -carriage sightseeing ride. There is an initial charge of $5 and then $2.50 for each quarter-mile driven. You plan on giv
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Question 1104546: You and a friend want to spend at most $20 Each on a horse -carriage sightseeing ride. There is an initial charge of $5 and then $2.50 for each quarter-mile driven. You plan on giving a $6 tip. For how many miles can you ride in the carriage? Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source):
One horse & carriage, all the same regardless how many people. -------------miles, but the charge is for completed mile increments. Do the two ride all four quarters of a mile or just the last completed quarter mile? Is the extra 0.15 mile for free?
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Simple answer, 0.9 miles and carriage operator will go to the nearst cent for the $20.00.
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