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Taxi fare maximum distance calculation

925BeginnerAlgebra

Brazilian Mathematical Olympiad

The price of a taxi ride is a fixed fare of $R\$ 2.50$ ("flag fare"), plus $R\$ 0.10$ for each 100 meters traveled. I have only $R\$ 10.00$ in my pocket. Therefore, I have enough money for a ride of up to: A) $2.5~\mathrm{km}$ B) $5.0~\mathrm{km}$ C) $7.5~\mathrm{km}$ D) $10.0~\mathrm{km}$ E) $12.5~\mathrm{km}$

Answer choices

A
$2.5~\mathrm{km}$
B
$5.0~\mathrm{km}$
C
$7.5~\mathrm{km}$
D
$10.0~\mathrm{km}$
E
$12.5~\mathrm{km}$
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