Question

Vijay needs to take a taxi, which costs a flat fee of 333 dollars, plus an additional 444 dollars per mile. If Vijay has aaa dollars with him, which inequality shows the number of miles, mmm, he can afford to travel in the taxi?

Answer 1

Answer:

$x \leq 0.25a-0.75$

Explanation:

Let

x -----> the number of miles

we know that

The total miles multiplied by $4 per mile plus the flat fee of $3 must be less than or equal to a

so

The inequality that represent this situation is

$4x+3 \leq a$

Solve for x

Subtract 3 both sides

$4x \leq a-3$

Divide by 4 both sides

$x \leq 0.25a-0.75$