Mandy is writing a personal narrative. In order to write an effective narrative, she must consider all of the following except .

Incomplete question. The options:

a.) setting a vivid scene to draw the reader in

b.) including a believable cast of characters

c.) establishing a distinct point of view  

d.) developing a complex plotline

c.) establishing a distinct point of view

Explanation:

Remember, a personal narrative often states the viewpoint and personal experiences of the narrator, so it would be illogical for Mandy to consider establishing a distinct point of view other than what she had told in a personal narrative.

However, all other considerations like setting a vivid scene to draw the reader in, including a believable cast of characters,  and developing a complex plotline are important in writing an effective narrative.

in the problem you wrote said that the taxi charges $0.070 per mile(which would be 7 cents per mile), but then in your suggested equation you have it as $0.70 per mile (which is 70 cents per mile).

the latter seems more realistic, so i will assume that the taxi costs $5.00 and charges $0.70 per mile with tolls costing an additional $3.50. and it asks you to find how far you can travel on $36.50.

let x the number of miles traveled. since the taxi charges $0.70 per mile, multiplying this by the miles traveled (x) will yield the cost of the taxi ride as far as how far it took you. then adding this amount to the cost of the taxi ($5.00) and the additional cost for the tolls ($3.50) will give you the total cost of the taxi ride ($36.50)

that is,

            (0.70)x + 5.00 + 3.50 = 36.50

adding the like terms on the left-hand side of this equation, we arrive at the following:

            (0.70)x + 8.50 = 36.50

subtracting 8.50 from both sides of the equation, we get:

            (0.70)x = 28.00

to solve for x, divide both sides of the equation above by the coefficient of x (that being, 0.70):

            x = 40

thus, you can travel up to 40 miles on $36.50