Question

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A certain taxi charges $0.85 for the first ½ mile and $0.25 for every ½ mile after that. The total cost of a trip was $8.85.

Which one is greater?

A. The trip's distance in miles

B. 16

Answer 1

What is option B even referring to?

Answer 2

Well they are both quantities, from my understanding.
\(\Rightarrow\)If quantity \(b\) is arbitrary, then quantity \(a\) can be compared to it arbitrarily.

Construct a equation, for \(a)\) \(8.85 = 0.25 x+0.85\).
\(x =\cdots \)

Is \(x\) greater than, \(16\)? When it is, then quantity \(a\) is greater, when it is not then quantity, \(b\) is greater.