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A delivery service charges $1.25 for

each delivery, plus $0.75 for each

mile the driver travels. The service

charged a customer $5.75 for a

delivery. Which number line

represents the number of iniles the

driver could have traveled for the

delivery?

Respuesta :

Answer: [tex]6\ \text{miles}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

A delivery service charge [tex]\$1.25[/tex] for each delivery

and an additional [tex]\$0.75[/tex] for each mile traveled

Suppose, x miles are covered

The charge is given by

[tex]\Rightarrow 5.75=1.25+0.75x\\\Rightarrow 4.5=0.75x\\\Rightarrow x=6\ \text{miles}[/tex]

Therefore, driver traveled 6 miles for delivery

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