The author states that it is quite unlikely that Franklin's kite experiment happened as we think.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Which two sentences from the passage provide evidence for the author's belief?

A. “The story of Benjamin Franklin and his kite experiment is one that captivates people
of all ages."
B. "However, the chances that Franklin could have touched the metal and lived to tell others about it are slim to none."
C. "Some believe that the experiment never actually took place at all."
D. "There are several details about the setup that would make actually performing the
experiment impractical."
E. "These charged clouds could have produced the results described by Priestley in his
well known account."

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 f probably

explanation:

this should you with your answer : )

i believe that is the truth if thats what you where asking for