Question

A taxi charges an initial fee of $5 and then $1.50 per mile. The cost of a taxi ride can be represented by the following expression:

5 +1.50z
where z is the number of miles traveled.


Select either True or False.
1.The expression has 3 terms.

2.The coefficient in the expression is 1.50.

3.The expression contains a quotient.

Answer 1

1. False. The only term is the number of miles traveled or z

2. True 1.50 is being multiplied so it is a coefficient of z

3. False. there is no division being done.