A taxi driver was paid $3 per mile plus a flat fee of $5. Jon's taxi ride cost a total of $41. How many miles did Jon travel?
A taxi driver was paid $3 per mile plus a flat fee of $5. Jon's taxi ride cost a total of $41. How many miles did Jon travel?
number of miles --- m
3m + 5 = 41
solve for m
To find out how many miles Jon traveled, we can set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume that Jon traveled "x" miles. According to the information provided, the taxi driver was paid $3 per mile, so the cost for the distance Jon traveled would be 3x dollars.
In addition, Jon also paid a flat fee of $5 regardless of the distance traveled. So the total cost for Jon's taxi ride is the sum of the cost based on the distance and the flat fee, which is $41.
Putting all these together, we can create the equation:
3x + 5 = 41
To solve for x, we need to isolate the variable. First, we can subtract 5 from both sides of the equation:
3x = 41 - 5
3x = 36
Then, we divide both sides of the equation by 3:
x = 36 / 3
x = 12
Therefore, Jon traveled 12 miles.