a taxi company charges $ 2.5 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 $ 2.5 for the first quarter - mile , we will have $ 2.40 left to spend on quarter - mile intervals . since $ 2.40 / $ 0.15 = 16 , we can buy 16 more quarter - miles , and will travel 17 quarter miles in all : 17 × 1 / 4 = 4 1 / 4 miles . the correct answer is choice ( b ) ."
divide(divide(multiply(subtract(4.90, 2.5), const_100), const_3), const_4)