Taxi Prices and Miles

Question

The cost of a taxi ride is $1.9 for the first mile and $1.7 for each additional mile or part thereof. Find the maximum distance we can ride if we have $102.2. Enter your answer as an integer or a decimal. If needed, round to the nearest tenths of miles.

Answer 1

102.2=19+.17m

83.2 =.17m

m= 83.2/.17= 8320/17=about 489.4 miles

489 miles minimum possible