Question

To rent a taxi in Los Angeles, the taxi service charges a flat rate of $11.20 and an additional $3.10 per mile driven. Write an equation in slope- intercept form where x represents the distance of the trip, and y represents the amount the taxi service would charge to drive that distance .

Answer 1

• y = 3.1x + 11.2

Explanation:

Flat rate is the y- intercept b = 11.2

Charge per mile is the slope m = 3.1

The equation is:

• y = 3.1x + 11.2