Dickens visited the United States for several months in 1842. He did not enjoy his visit very much, and his negative observations about it in his book, "American Notes," alienated many American fans. Which idea is BEST supported by this paragraph?

A. The negative observations about the U. S. in Dickens' book were mostly untrue.
B. Dickens wanted to write "A Christmas Carol" to win back American fans.
C. Americans felt frustrated by Dickens' portrayal and less interested in his work.
D. American fans did not read "A Christmas Carol" when it was published.

The answer is C

explanation:

in the problem you wrote said that the taxi charges $0.070 per mile(which would be 7 cents per mile), but then in your suggested equation you have it as $0.70 per mile (which is 70 cents per mile).

the latter seems more realistic, so i will assume that the taxi costs $5.00 and charges $0.70 per mile with tolls costing an additional $3.50. and it asks you to find how far you can travel on $36.50.

let x the number of miles traveled. since the taxi charges $0.70 per mile, multiplying this by the miles traveled (x) will yield the cost of the taxi ride as far as how far it took you. then adding this amount to the cost of the taxi ($5.00) and the additional cost for the tolls ($3.50) will give you the total cost of the taxi ride ($36.50)

that is,

            (0.70)x + 5.00 + 3.50 = 36.50

adding the like terms on the left-hand side of this equation, we arrive at the following:

            (0.70)x + 8.50 = 36.50

subtracting 8.50 from both sides of the equation, we get:

            (0.70)x = 28.00

to solve for x, divide both sides of the equation above by the coefficient of x (that being, 0.70):

            x = 40

thus, you can travel up to 40 miles on $36.50

the answer is d my man/woman the first passage is real the second is a setting.