Recently, the texas junior college teachers association annual conference was held in austin. at the time a taxi ride in austin was $ 1.75 $1.75 for the first 1 5 15 of a mile and $ 0.25 $0.25 for each additional 1 5 15 of a mile. if the distance from one of the convention hotels to the airport is 5.8 5.8 miles, how much will it cost to take a taxi from that hotel to the airport?

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Recently, the texas junior college teachers association annual conference was held in austin. at the time a taxi ride in austin was $ 1.75 for the first 1/5 of a mile and $ 0.25 for each additional 1/5 of a mile. if the distance from one of the convention hotels to the airport is 5.8 miles, how much will it cost to take a taxi from that hotel to the airport?

we know that
(1/5) miles is equal to 0.20 miles
so

for the first 0.20 miles----------> $1.75
Remaining Distance = 5.8 - 0.2 miles = 5.6 miles
5.6/(0.2) =28 (this is the number of (1/5)th of a mile after the 1st (1/5)th
Each of these costs 0.25 dollars
28*0.25 = 7 dollars

total cost=$1.75+$7------> $8.75

the answer is
$8.75