SOLUTION: A taxi company charges $2.00 for the first mile (or part of a mile) and 20 cents for each succeeding tenth of a mile (or part). Express the cost C (in dollars) of a ride as a piece

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Question 988916: A taxi company charges $2.00 for the first mile (or part of a mile) and 20 cents for each succeeding tenth of a mile (or part). Express the cost C (in dollars) of a ride as a piecewise-defined function of the distance x traveled (in miles) for 0 < x ≤ 2.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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For +0+%3C+x+%3C=+1+
+C+=+2+
For +1+%3C++x+%3C+=+2+
+C+=+%28+%28x-1%29%2F.1+%29%2A.2+
+C+=+2%2A%28+x-1+%29+
+C+=+2x+-+2+
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check:
+x+=+1.6+
+C+=+2%2A1.6+-+2+
+C+=+3.2+-+2+
+C+=+1.2+
Ok

Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
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A taxi company charges $2.00 for the first mile (or part of a mile) and 20 cents for each succeeding tenth of a mile (or part). Express the cost C (in dollars) of a ride as a piecewise-defined function of the distance x traveled (in miles) for 0 < x ≤ 2. 
x = amount of miles