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mitchell drives a taxi cab in new york. he charges people .75 for every mile and $3 upon entering the taxi. which equation best represents this situation?

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The initial condition is $3.

The constant rate of change is 0.75 for every mile.

Based on the given information, we can express the following


y=0.75x+3

Where x is miles, and y is the cost.

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