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taxi a charges a base rate of $5.00 plus $.035 per mile. Taxi B charges a base rate of $2.00 plus $0.45 per mile. How many miles must be driven in order for the cost of Taxi A and Taxi B to be the same?

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Answer:

30 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Taxi A:  y = 0.35x + 5

Taxi B:  y = 0.45x + 2

Set equations equal to each other

.35x + 5 = .45x + 2

5 = .10x + 2

3 = .10x

x = 3/.1

x = 30
The answer to this question is 30 miles!

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