Question

10. A moving van company charges a fee of 35.00 dollars for the truck rental and 25 cents for every mile the truck travels from the loading location. Let y be the cost in dollars for using the truck for x miles. Write the slope-intercept form of the equation.

Answer 1

y=0.25x+35

Explanation:

if the truck doesn't have to travel at all, it costs $35 for the loading fee, so the y-intercept is (0, 35). As x increases by 1, y increases by 0.25, so the slope is 0.25. Therefore, the equation is y=0.25x+35

Answer 2

y = .25 x + 35

Explanation:

Total cost = cost per mile * number of miles * flat fee

y be the cost in dollars

x = miles

y = .25 x + 35

Slope intercept form is y = mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept