Which taxi company?

This task is about working out the cheapest option. 

two taxis

Two taxis from different firms are on a taxi stand. Heta asks the drivers their prices, and finds that Panther Taxis charge $3.00 at the start of the trip, and then $1.10 per kilometre. 
Gazelle Taxis charge $2.00 at the start, but then charge $1.20 per kilometre.

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a)  What would Panther Taxis charge for a 10 km journey? $ 

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b)  What would Gazelle Taxis charge for the same journey? $ 

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c)  Heta realises that he has to travel 15 km. Which would be the cheaper taxi?
     Explain your working or reasoning.

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d)  Complete the sentence below describing how to get the cheapest trips from the two companies:
"For journeys of up to  km, it would be cheaper to choose PantherGazelle Taxis, but for longer journeys it would be cheaper to choose PantherGazelle Taxis."
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