SOLUTION: The cost for taking a taxi is $1.80 plus $0.10 per eighth of a mile. Write an expression for the cost of a taxi ride that is n miles long. Evaluate your expression to find the co

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Question 939523: The cost for taking a taxi is $1.80 plus $0.10 per eighth of a mile. Write an expression for the cost of a taxi ride that is n miles long. Evaluate your expression to find the cost of a ride that is 4.5 miles long.
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The cost for taking a taxi is $1.80 plus $0.10 per eighth of a mile. Write an expression for the cost of a taxi ride that is n miles long. Evaluate your expression to find the cost of a ride that is 4.5 miles long.
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C(n) = 1.8 + 0.10(8n)
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C(4.5) = 1.8 + 0.10(8*4.5)
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C(4.5) = 1.8 + 3.6 = $5.40
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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