Question

The cost, c(x), for a taxi ride is given by c(x)=2x+3.00, where x is the number of minutes. What does the slope mean for this situation?

Answer 1

The slope would be 2 because for every mintue the price increases by 2 dollars. 

Answer 2

Keywords

linear equation, slope, variables

Define the variables

Let

x-------> is the number of minutes

c(x)----> is the cost for a taxi ride in dollars

the linear equation is equal to
`c(x)=2x+3.00`

In this problem

the slope is equal to
`m=2`

that means

The cost of a taxi ride is
`\$2` for every minute