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A taxi charges a flat rate of $3.00, plus an additional $0.50 per mile. Carl will only take the taxi home if the cost is under $10, otherwise he will take a bus. Carl is 15 miles from home. Explain how to write and solve an inequality to determine if Carl will take the taxi or a bus.

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Answer:

it will be 10.5 so he will take the bus

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Answer:

The inequality representing the situation is 0.5x + 3 < 10.

Use inverse operations and properties of inequality to solve.

Find that x < 14.

Carl lives 15 miles from home, so he will take a bus.

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