Question

Due May 4Attendance Question (5/4/21) A cab company charges a$5 boarding rate in addition to its meter which is $3 forevery mile. What equation represents the rate of thiscompany?

Answer 1

`B)y=\text{ \$3x}+\text{\$5}`

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

Let x represents the number of hours

Let y represents the rate of the company

and

cost per hour = $3

so, the total cost per time is

cost per time= 3* number of hours

cost per time==3x

now, the company charges a $5 boarding rate

so, the rate is

`\begin{gathered} \text{rate= boarding rate}+\text{cosper times} \\ reaplce \\ y=\text{ \$5+\$3x} \\ \text{reorder} \\ y=\text{ \$3x}+\text{\$5} \end{gathered}`

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