Ataxicab charge 3.00 for the first mile and 0.50 for each additional half mile. after 6 mile trip a cumoster handed the taxi driver 20 bill find the cost of the trip

Total trip 6 miles.

First mile: 3.00

five miles: $5.00

Total=$ 8.00

5.25 ounces

step-by-step explanation:

divided 3/4 and 6

geometry: triangles

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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