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Mike took a taxi from his home to the airport. The taxi driver charged an initial fee of $6 plus $3 per mile. The total fare was $24, not including the tip. How many miles did Mike travel by taxi on his ride? (Please show work)

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Answer:

x=6

Step-by-step explanation:

Put the problem into y=mx+b format we knoe the inital value b is 6 now m is 3 and y the overall price is 24. Use the distributive property.

24=6+3x y=6+3x y=24

-6  -6

18=3x

3    3

6=x

x=6

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Answer:

6 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

let m equal miles

3m + 6 = 24

       -6      -6

3m = 18

18 / 3 = 6

6 miles

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