How many miles was the taxi ride?

Francisco took a taxi from his house to the airport. The taxi company charged a pick-up fee of $4.70 plus $2.50 per mile. The total fare was $14.70, not including the tip. How many miles was the taxi ride?

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x = miles of taxi ride

4.7 + 2.5x = 14.7  {pick-up fee + price per mile x number of miles = total cost}
2.5x = 10  {subtracted 4.7 from each side}
x = 4  {divided each side by 2.5}

the taxi ride was 4 miles

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