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Cab drivers in metro city charge $3 per mile plus a fixed charge of $4 for the tip if a tourist pays $43 for a cab ride, then how many miles was the cab ride

Respuesta :

Given:

Charge per mile is $3 plus $4 a fixed charge for the tip.

Let, x denote the number of mile.

The given data can be written in the form of equation as,

[tex]C=3x+4[/tex]

Given that, tourist pays $43 for a cab ride.

[tex]\begin{gathered} 43=3x+4 \\ 43-4=3x \\ x=\frac{39}{3} \\ x=13 \end{gathered}[/tex]

The cab ride was 13 miles.

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