A cab charges $1.75 for the first mile and $0.25 for each additional mile. Write and solve an inequality to determine how many miles Eddie can travel if he has $15 to spend.

$1.75 + $0.25x ≤ $15; x ≤ 53 miles

$1.75 + $0.25x ≥ $15; x ≥ 53 miles

$0.25 + $1.75x ≤ $15; x ≤ 8 miles

$0.25 + $1.75x ≥ $15; x ≥ 8 miles

Question

A cab charges $1.75 for the first mile and $0.25 for each additional mile. Write and solve an inequality to determine how many miles Eddie can travel if he has $15 to spend. 

 $1.75 + $0.25x ≤ $15; x ≤ 53 miles 

 $1.75 + $0.25x ≥ $15; x ≥ 53 miles 

 $0.25 + $1.75x ≤ $15; x ≤ 8 miles 

 $0.25 + $1.75x ≥ $15; x ≥ 8 miles

anonymous · Answer

D.

calculusxy · Answer

What answer choice do you think it can be?

calculusxy · Answer

if the charge says that it is $1.75 for the first mile ONLY, and then $0.25 will be put towards on each ADDITIONAL mile (which we don't know as how many "x", but that can't be greater than $15. which expression do you think shows this?

calculusxy · Answer

are you here to answer?

calculusxy · Answer

because I can tell you that it is not D for sure.

anonymous · Answer

then what would it be