Question

A trolley company charges a fixed amount plus a fee based on the distance traveled. The cost chart for the company is shown:

Cost Chart
Distance traveled (miles) (x) Cost (dollars) (y)
(x) (y)
0 6
1 10
2 14


What is the fixed amount charged?
$4
$6
$10
$12

Answer 1

From the given table, it is clear that fixed amount is $6,
because for x=0 the value of y=6.


Your answer is $6.

Answer 2

Answer: $6

Explanation:

Given: A trolley company charges a fixed amount plus a fee based on the distance traveled.

If y represents cost (dollars) charged by the company for x distance traveled (miles) .

then
`y=mx+c` represents the total cost where c is the fixed charge and m is the fee for the distance traveled.

From, table we can see when x=0, y=6.

`\\\Rightarrow\ 6=0+c\\\Rightarrow\ c=6`

Hence, the fixed fee charged by the company is $6.