Question

A taxi company charges passengers $2.00 for a ride, and an additional $0.50 for each mile traveled. The function rule = 0.50 + 2.00 describes the relationship between the number of miles m and the total cost of the ride C. If the taxi company will only go a maximum of 40 miles, what is a reasonable graph of the function rule?

Answer 1

The graph of the function rule will be a line segment connecting (0,2) and (40,22) as shown in the graph below.

Explanation:

The graph of the function rule will be a line segment connecting (0,2) and (40,22) as shown in the graph below.