Please help. Merina is moving out of her mom's house to her new house which is 14 miles away to reach her new house. Truck A offers a flat fee of $25 and $.40 per mile. What is the proper equation to solve the problem.
cost = 25.00 + 0.40*miles
Thank you so much Steve.
glad to help. One thing to remember about story problems is that if they only give you a few pieces of data, the required equation will usually be very simple, since you don't have much to work with.
To solve the problem, we can use the equation:
Total cost = Flat fee + (Miles traveled * Cost per mile)
In this case, Merina is moving 14 miles away. Let's plug the values into the equation:
Total cost = $25 + (14 * $0.40)
Now, let's simplify the equation:
Total cost = $25 + $5.60
By adding the values together:
Total cost = $30.60
Therefore, the total cost to move from her mom's house to her new house using Truck A is $30.60.