SOLUTION: Cab fare A taxi cab charges $1.50 for the first 1/5 mile and 30 cents for additional 1/5 mile. Determine the cost of a 10 mile trip?

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Question 84449: Cab fare
A taxi cab charges $1.50 for the first 1/5 mile and 30 cents for additional 1/5 mile. Determine the cost of a 10 mile trip?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.50+(10-.2)/.2*.30
1.50+(9.8/.2).3
1.50+49*.30
1.50+14.70
$16.20 THE FARE FOR A 10 MILE TRIP.