Answer:
[tex]c=5+0.5*m[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
I will call the total cost of the ride by the letter [tex]c[/tex], and the number of miles (acording to the problem) is [tex]m[/tex].
For each mile 0.5 cents are charged, so if m miles are traveled, [tex]0.5*m[/tex] will be charged for those miles.
Then the total cost of the taxi ride is
[tex]c=5+0.5*m[/tex]
the 5 in the equation is because the taxi ride is 5 dollars initially, and then the 0.5*m is the cost for the miles traveled.