Question

April took a cab from the airport to her hotel while on vacation in Washington DC. The cab ride from Dulles International Airport to her hotel was a total of 15 miles and it costs $25.50 without tip. The cabbie charged $1.50 per mile for the entire trip. Write a linear equation that could be used to find the cost of a cab ride in this cab from Dulles to anywhere in DC.

A. y = 1.5x + 24
B. y = 1.5x + 10.50
C. Not applicable

Answer 1

The linear equation that could be used to find the cost of a cab ride from Dulles to anywhere in DC is y = 1.5x + 24.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the cost of a cab ride from Dulles International Airport to anywhere in Washington DC, we can use the equation y = 1.5x + 24, where y represents the total cost of the cab ride and x represents the number of miles traveled.

In this equation, the base fare of $24 is added to the product of the mileage (x) and the cost per mile ($1.50). This equation calculates the total cost for any distance traveled within Washington DC.