Question

A to company charges passengers 52.00 for and no matter how long the rides and an actiona 50.20 for each me traveled The me c = 020-200 describes the relationship between the number of iemand the total cost of the neec a Whats the charge for a nende b. What is the charge for a 27-milende

Answer 1

The total cost is given by:

`c(m)=0.2m+2`

a.

m = 1

`\begin{gathered} m=1 \\ c(1)=0.2(1)+2 \\ c(1)=0.2+2 \\ c(1)=2.2 \end{gathered}`

b.

m = 2.7

`\begin{gathered} m=2.7 \\ c(2.7)=0.2(2.7)+2 \\ c(2.7)=0.54+2 \\ c(2.7)=2.54 \end{gathered}`

Answer:

$2.20, $2.54