3. Miguel and his family are on vacation and notice an advertisement for a taxi service
that charges a fee of $12 to pick up a family and an additional fee of $0.55 per mile for
the trip. Write an equation that models this situation, using m to represent the number
of miles traveled and t to represent the total cost for the trip. Find the total cost of an
18 mile trip.
Student's Work
Student's Answer
A. t = 0.55m + 12; $21.90
B. t = 12m +0.55; $21.90
C. t = 0.55 + m + 12 $30.55
D. t = 0.55(12) + m; $24.60