A taxi driver charges $3 for the first mile of the trip and $2 for each mile after
that. He charges a customer $17 for a
ride. Which equation can be used to
find x, the number of miles the
customer rode?
A. 3x + 2 = 17
B. 3 + 2x = 17
C. 3x + 2x = 17
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D. 5x = 17

Sam is a waiter at a local restaurant where he earns wages of $5 per hour sam figures that he also eams about $3 in tips for each person he serves sam works 6 hours on a particular day. if n represents the number of people sam serves that day, which of the following functions could sam use to figure ehis total earings for the do o a. en) = 30 o b. en) = 5n+ 18