What are two perfect squares is 47 between

Astudent simplified a rational expression as shown.

Ataxi company charges $2.25 for the first mile and then $0.20 per mile for each additional mile, or f = $2.25 + $0.20(m - 1) where f is the fare and m is the number of miles. if juan's taxi fare was $6.05, how many miles did he travel in the taxi? if juan's taxi fare was 7.65, how many miles did he travel in taxi

Explain why the factor 1.5 is broke. into two numbers in the model.