Question

For each ride, a taxi service charges an initial fee plus an additional fee based on the number of kilometers of the trip. The graph shows the cost for taxi rides. Select a true statement. The rise is 4 while the run is 2. The selection of answers are:

A: The slope is 2.1. This means that each kilometer costs $2.10.
B: The slope is 5. This means that each kilometer costs $5.
C: The y-intercept is 2.1. This means that the initial fee is $2.10.
D: The y-intercept is 5. This means that the ride lasts 5. kilometers.

Which one is right and why?

Answer 1

The answer for this is a

Answer 2

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The answer is A. The slope of the line is rise/run = 4/2 = 2.1. This means that each kilometer costs $2.10. The y-intercept is 2.1, which means that the initial fee is $2.10. So the correct statement is: The slope is 2.1. This means that each kilometer costs $2.10.

The other statements are incorrect. The slope is not 5, so each kilometer does not cost $5. The y-intercept is not 5, so the ride does not last 5 kilometers. The y-intercept is the value of the function when the input is 0, which in this case is the initial fee of $2.10.