a taxi company charges $ 1.25 for the first quarter of a mile and fifteen cents for each additional quarter of a mile . what is the maximum distance someone could travel with $ 4.90 ?
"if we start out with $ 4.90 and have to spend $ 1.25 for the first quarter - mile , we will have $ 3.65 left to spend on quarter - mile intervals . since $ 3.65 / $ 0.15 = 24.33 we can buy 24.33 more quarter - miles , and will travel 25.33 quarter miles in all : 25.33 × 1 / 4 = 6 1 / 3 miles . the correct answer is choice ( e ) ."
divide(divide(multiply(subtract(4.90, 1.25), const_100), const_3), const_4)