The total charge for a taxi ride includes an initial fee of $3.25 plus $2.75 for every half mile traveled. brent took a taxi, and the ride cost him exactly $17. how many miles did he travel in the taxi? show your work.

1 1/2 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

one full mile costs 5.50 so 5.50 + the initial fee of 3.25,equals 8.75. 17 (the totl cost) - the 8.75 equals 8.25. 2.75 subtracted from the 8.25 equals 5.50the cost for one mile..there fore you know that  1(5.50) and a half(2.75) were traveled.

answer: the resulting cross section is a rectangle. solution: a plane parallel to the base of a triangular prism will intersect a cross section that is the same shape as its bases. so the cross section is a triangle.

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