A cab company charges $2 per cab ride, plus an additional $2 per mile driven. If a cab ride is 7 miles long, how much will it cost?
To calculate the total cost of the cab ride, we need to add the base fare of $2 to the cost per mile multiplied by the number of miles driven.
First, we calculate the cost per mile: $2.
Since the cab ride is 7 miles long, we multiply the cost per mile by the number of miles driven:
$2 x 7 = $14.
Next, we add the base fare of $2 to the cost per mile:
$14 + $2 = $16.
Therefore, the cost of the cab ride will be $16.