Marvin's Taxi Service charges $0.30 for the first kilometre and $0.05 for each additional km. If the cab fare was $3.20, how far did the Taxi go?
Cost of first kilometer = $0.30
Total cost of additional kilometers = (3.20 - 0.30)= 2.90
Total number of kilometers = 1 +($2.90/$0.05)
= 1 + 58
59 km?
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Marvin's Taxi Service charges $0.30 for the first kilometre and $0.05 for each additional km. If the cab fare was $3.20, how far did the Taxi go?
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To determine the distance the taxi traveled, we need to first calculate the total cost of the additional kilometers.
The cost of the first kilometer is given as $0.30.
To find the cost of the additional kilometers, we subtract the cost of the first kilometer from the total fare:
Total cost of additional kilometers = Total fare - Cost of first kilometer
= $3.20 - $0.30
= $2.90
Now, we need to determine how many additional kilometers were driven. The cost for each additional kilometer is $0.05.
To find the number of additional kilometers, we divide the total cost of additional kilometers by the cost per kilometer:
Number of additional kilometers = Total cost of additional kilometers / Cost per kilometer
= $2.90 / $0.05
= 58
Since the initial fare includes the cost of the first kilometer, we need to add 1 kilometer to the number of additional kilometers to get the total distance traveled:
Total distance traveled = 1 + Number of additional kilometers
= 1 + 58
= 59 km
Therefore, the taxi traveled a total distance of 59 kilometers.