Travis took a taxicab from his office to a meeting on the other side of town. the cab ride cost $8.50 which includes a $2.00 tip. in deciman form, how far is it from his office to the meeting?

You do not have enough information to solve the problem:
The charge was $6.50 without the tip. You need to know the rate that the taxicab charges in order to solve this problem.

For example if the taxicab charged $1.30 per mile then the answer would be $6.50/$1.30 per mile = 5 miles

Ithink you're supposed to multiply 12.50 which is how much he makes per hour and then multiply it by each number then add whats left togrther and there's your answer