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# A certain taxi company charges $3.10 for the first 1/5 of a mile plus  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews Important topics Author Message TAGS: Manager Joined: 28 Jan 2011 Posts: 76 Location: Tennessee Schools: Belmont University Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 58 [1] , given: 57 A certain taxi company charges$3.10 for the first 1/5 of a mile plus [#permalink]  01 Jun 2011, 12:31
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A certain taxi company charges $3.10 for the first 1/5 of a mile plus$0.40 for each additional 1/5 of a mile. What would this company charge for a taxi ride that was 8 miles long?

A. $15.60 B.$16.00
C. $17.80 D.$18.70
E. $19.10 OPEN DISCUSSION OF THIS QUESTION IS HERE: a-certain-taxi-company-charges-3-10-for-the-first-1-5-of-a-56649.html [Reveal] Spoiler: OA  Kaplan Promo Code Knewton GMAT Discount Codes GMAT Pill GMAT Discount Codes Manager Joined: 28 Jan 2011 Posts: 76 Location: Tennessee Schools: Belmont University Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 58 [1] , given: 57 Re: A certain taxi company charges$3.10 for the first 1/5 of a mile plus [#permalink]  01 Jun 2011, 12:45
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The first mile is computed as:
$3.10 +$1.60 ( $0.40*4) =$4.70
The second thru eighth miles are computed as:
$2.00 ($0.40*5) X 7 miles = $14.00 Therefore$4.70 + $14.00=$ 18.70

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Re: A certain taxi company charges $3.10 for the first 1/5 of a mile plus [#permalink] 01 Jun 2011, 12:56 1 This post received KUDOS 1 This post was BOOKMARKED total miles 40 (8/1/5) first 1/5 miles = 3.1 next 39 = 39*.4 = 15.6 total 18.7 Director Joined: 01 Feb 2011 Posts: 758 Followers: 14 Kudos [?]: 81 [0], given: 42 Re: A certain taxi company charges$3.10 for the first 1/5 of a mile plus [#permalink]  01 Jun 2011, 14:52
first 1/5 mile charge = $3.10 rest of the miles = 8 - (1/5) = 39/5 charge for the rest of the miles = 39 *0.4 = 15.6 total charge = 3.10+15.6 = 18.7 Answer is D. GMAT Club Legend Joined: 09 Sep 2013 Posts: 7322 Followers: 385 Kudos [?]: 93 [0], given: 0 Re: A certain taxi company charges$3.10 for the first 1/5 of a mile plus [#permalink]  14 Nov 2014, 23:52
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Re: A certain taxi company charges $3.10 for the first 1/5 of a mile plus [#permalink] 15 Nov 2014, 04:01 Expert's post MitDavidDv wrote: A certain taxi company charges$3.10 for the first 1/5 of a mile plus $0.40 for each additional 1/5 of a mile. What would this company charge for a taxi ride that was 8 miles long? A.$15.60
B. $16.00 C.$17.80
D. $18.70 E.$19.10

1/5 miles = 0.2 miles.

The cost of 8 miles long ride would be $3.10 for the first 0.2 miles plus (8-0.2)/0.2*0.4 =$3.1 + $15.6 =$18.7.

OPEN DISCUSSION OF THIS QUESTION IS HERE: a-certain-taxi-company-charges-3-10-for-the-first-1-5-of-a-56649.html
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