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Jacob took a taxi from his house to the airport. The taxi company charged a pick-upfee of $1.30 plus $5 per mile. The total fare was $16.30, not including the tip. Writeand solve an equation which can be used to determine , the number of miles in the

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Let the total number of fare be f and total number of miles be m.

Therefore, the total fare f is given by:

[tex]f=1.30+5m[/tex]

Substitute f = 16.30 into the equation:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 16.30=1.30+5m \\ 16.30-1.30=5m \\ 15=5m \\ \frac{15}{5}=\frac{5m}{5} \\ 3=m \\ m=3 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the required number of miles is 3.

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