A certain taxi driver charges a rate of r cents per person per mile. How much money, in dollars, would it cost three people to travel x miles if he gives them a 50% discount? (100 cents = 1 dollar)

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ranikashyab066 ranikashyab066 · Answer 1 · 2020-03-03T15:45:03+01:00

Answer:

It would cost ( 3xr/200) dollars to three people to travel x miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, according to the question:

The rate of the taxi fare = r cents per person per mile

The total number of people travelling = 3 friends

Each person travels x miles.

So, the total distance traveled by 3 friends

= 3 ( Distance traveled by 1 friend) = (3 x) miles

Now, as each mile costs r cents.

So, the cost of travelling (3 x) miles = ( 3 x) (r) cents .... (1)

Also, 100 cents = $ 1

So, 1 cent = (1/100) dollars

⇒ r cents = (r/100) dollars

So, the cost of travelling (3 x) miles = ( 3xr/100) dollars .... (2)

Now, If he gives them a 50% DISCOUNT.

Then the cost of travelling (3 x) miles = ( 3xr/ 2 x 100) dollars

= ( 3xr/200) dollars

Hence,it would cost ( 3xr/200) dollars to three people to travel x miles.