A taxi cab company charges a flat fee of $3.30 and then an additional $2.20 for each mile. If a taxi fare is $29.70, how many miles was the trip?

3.3 + 2.2m = 29.7

2.2m = 26.4

m = 12

a cab company charge a flat fee of $3.50 boarding fee and then $1.20 each additional miles for 6 miles. what is the linear solution

To find the number of miles for the trip, we need to subtract the flat fee from the total fare and then divide that amount by the additional cost per mile.

Let's set up the equation:

Total fare - Flat fee = Additional cost per mile × Number of miles

Given that the total fare is $29.70, the flat fee is $3.30, and the additional cost per mile is $2.20, we can substitute these values into the equation:

$29.70 - $3.30 = $2.20 × Number of miles

Simplifying further:

$26.40 = $2.20 × Number of miles

To isolate the Number of miles on one side of the equation, we divide both sides by $2.20:

$26.40 ÷ $2.20 = Number of miles

Calculating the division:

Number of miles ≈ 12

Therefore, the trip was approximately 12 miles long.