Answer:
9 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Jamal works in a city and sometimes takes a taxi to work.
The taxicabs charge $1.50 for the first [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] mile and $0.25 for each additional [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] mile.
Let Jamal can travel by taxi = x miles
the charges of x miles = 0.25x
He has $3.75 in his pocket.
So the equation to represent the distance he can travel by taxi will be
1.50 + 0.25x = 3.75
0.25x = 3.75 - 1.50
0.25x = 2.25
x = [tex]\frac{2.25}{0.25}[/tex]
x = 9 miles
He can travel 9 miles by taxi.
