2013 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1

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

There are five miles which need to be traveled. In the problem, it states that each ride costs $1.50$ plus $0.25$ per mile. Since you need to travel $5$ miles, the answer is simply:

$1.50$ + $(0.25\cdot5)$

This equals $2.75$ , D.

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2013 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1