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Grade 5SuperchallengeDecimal Operations

Decimal Operations · Superchallenge problem

Taxi A charges $2.50\$2.50 to start plus $1.20\$1.20 for each kilometer. Taxi B charges $4.00\$4.00 to start plus $0.95\$0.95 for each kilometer. Trips are always a whole number of kilometers. What is the shortest trip, in kilometers, for which Taxi B is cheaper than Taxi A?