A dog walker charges $10 to come to your house and then $2 per mile walked. She charged you $16. Which equation could you use to determine how far she walked your dog.
Can you please help? Im thinking its 16+10=2m
Ya I'm going with you
No. I don't think she walked 13 miles.
(16 - 10) / 2 = m
To determine how far the dog walker walked your dog, you can use the equation:
Distance = (Total charge - House visit charge) / Cost per mile
In this case, the equation would be:
Distance = (16 - 10) / 2
Simplifying, you get:
Distance = 6 / 2
So, the dog walker walked your dog for 3 miles.
To determine how far the dog walker walked your dog, you can use the equation 2m + 10 = 16, where "m" represents the number of miles walked.
Here's an explanation of how to arrive at this equation:
- The dog walker charges $10 to come to your house, so we start with 10.
- For each mile walked, the dog walker charges an additional $2. So, we multiply the number of miles walked by 2, which gives us 2m.
- The total amount charged by the dog walker is $16. Therefore, we set up the equation 2m + 10 = 16 to represent the total cost of the service.
To find the number of miles walked, you need to solve the equation for "m." Here's how you can do that:
1. Start with the equation: 2m + 10 = 16.
2. Subtract 10 from both sides of the equation: 2m = 6.
3. Divide both sides of the equation by 2 to isolate "m": m = 3.
Therefore, the dog walker walked your dog for a distance of 3 miles.