Need help with the first 2 and show your work

Sara needs to take a taxi to get to the movies the taxi charges $4.00 for the first mile and then $2.75 for each mile after that if the total charge is $20.50 then how far was sara’s taxi ride to the movie

What is the sum of the geometric series in which a1 = 7, r = 3, and an = 1,701? hint: cap s sub n equals start fraction a sub one left parenthesis one minus r to the power of n end power right parenthesis over one minus r end fraction comma r ≠ 1, where a1 is the first term and r is the common ratio

Mrs. julien’s and mrs. castillejo’s classes are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. customers can buy packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and packages of triple chocolate cookie dough. mrs. julien’s class sold 25 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 30 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $221.25. mrs. castillejo’s class sold 5 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 45 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $191.25. (a) write the system of equations that model the problem. be sure to explain which equation represents which situation. (b) find the cost of each type of cookie. show your work. (c) explain which method you used to solve the system and why you chose that method.