Travis took a taxicab from his office to a meeting on the other side of town. The cab ride cost $8.50 which includes a $2.00 tip. In deciman form, how far is it from his office to the meeting?

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Kaya Horton

30 January, 18:13

Travis took a taxicab from his office to a meeting on the other side of town. The cab ride cost $8.50 which includes a $2.00 tip. In deciman form, how far is it from his office to the meeting?

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Lilia · Answer 1

You do not have enough information to solve the problem:

The charge was $6.50 without the tip. You need to know the rate that the taxicab charges in order to solve this problem.

For example if the taxicab charged $1.30 per mile then the answer would be $6.50/$1.30 per mile = 5 miles