Jason took a taxi from his home to the airport. The taxi driver charged initial fee Of $12 plus $2.50 per miles. The total fare was $38 not including the tip.How many more miles did Jason travel by taxi on this ride

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It’s not exactly 38 it will end up being 37.5 hope tji helps

Jason traveled 10.4 miles more in the taxi.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Step 1: Initial fee = $12, charge per mile = $2.50 and total charge = $38. Let the miles traveled extra be m. Form an equation out of this data.

⇒ 38 = 12 + 2.50 × m

⇒ 26 = 2.50m

⇒ m = 26/2.50 = 10.4 miles