In one U. S city, the taxi cost is $3 plus $0.80 per mile. If you are traveling from the airport, there is an additional charge of $5.50 for tolls. How far can you travel from the airport by taxi for $56.50?

60 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Create an equation where y is the total cost and x is the number of miles traveled.

0.8x will represent the cost from the miles traveled. 8.5 will be added to this to represent the taxi cost and additional charge from tolls:

y = 0.8x + 8.5

Plug in 56.50 as y and solve for x, the number of miles:

y = 0.8x + 8.5

56.5 = 0.8x + 8.5

48 = 0.8x

60 = x

So, you can travel 60 miles