A taxi charges a flat rate of $1.50 with an additional charge of $0.80 per mile. Samantha wants to spend less than $12 on a ride. Which inequality can be used to find the distance Samantha can travel?
Setup the inequality:
1.5 + 0.8x < 12
Subtracting 1.5 from each side of the inequality
0.8x < 10.5
Simplifying even more by dividing each side of the inequality by 0.8, we have:
x < 13.125
- Each ride will cost 1.50 + 0.8x where x is the number of miles per trip.
- This expression must be less than 12.
Setup the inequality:
1.5 + 0.8x < 12
Subtracting 1.5 from each side of the inequality
0.8x < 10.5
Simplifying even more by dividing each side of the inequality by 0.8, we have:
x < 13.125