A taxi company charges 75 cents a mile. Corinne and Kailyn took a cab ride and the final cost was 25.50. How many miles was the cab ride?

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Set the amount of miles equal to x. Each mile costs 75 cents and the final cost was 25.50, so use the equation. 75x = 25.50 and solve for x to find the amount of miles. Divide each side by. 75, and x equals 34, so the cab ride was 34 miles long.

I think the answer is 191.250