Recently, the Texas Junior College Teachers Association annual conference was held in Austin. At that time a taxi ride in Austin was $1.75 for the first of a mile and $0.75 for each additional of a mile. Suppose the distance from one of the hotels to one of the western dance clubs in Austin is 13 miles. If the fare meter in the taxi gives the charge for that trip as $98.50, is the meter working correctly?

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Recently, the Texas Junior College Teachers Association annual conference was held in Austin. At that time a taxi ride in Austin was $1.75 for the first  of a mile and $0.75 for each additional  of a mile. Suppose the distance from one of the hotels to one of the western dance clubs in Austin is 13 miles. If the fare meter in the taxi gives the charge for that trip as $98.50, is the meter working correctly?

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