mike took a taxi to the airport and paid $ 2.50 to start plus $ 0.25 per mile . annie took a different route to the airport and paid $ 2.50 plus $ 5.00 in bridge toll fees plus $ 0.25 per mile . if each was charged exactly the same amount , and annie ' s ride was 26 miles , how many miles was mike ' s ride ?
"the cost of annie ' s ride was 2.5 + 5 + ( 0.25 * 26 ) = $ 14 let x be the distance of mike ' s ride . the cost of mike ' s ride is 2.5 + ( 0.25 * x ) = 14 0.25 * x = 11.5 x = 46 miles the answer is d ."
divide(subtract(add(add(2.50, 5.00), multiply(0.25, 26)), 2.50), 0.25)