2013 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1

Problem

A taxi ride costs $1.50 plus $0.25 per mile traveled. How much does a 5-mile taxi ride cost?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 2.25 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2.50 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2.75 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3.00 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 3.75$

Solution

There are five miles which need to be traveled. The cost of these five miles is $(0.25\cdot5) = 1.25$ . Adding this to $1.50$ , we get $2.75, $\textbf{(C)}$ .

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2013 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1

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