Question

A car rental company charges an initial fee plus a constant fee per kilometer driven. The table compares the total distance driven on the trip (in kilometers) and the price of the rental (in dollars). Distance (kilometers) Price (dollars) 110 186 145 207 170 222 What is the cost of each kilometer driven?

Answer 1

The cost of each kilometer driven is 0.6 dollars.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the cost of each kilometer driven, we need to determine the constant fee per kilometer. We can do this by finding the slope of the line formed by the points in the table. Let's choose two points, (110, 186) and (145, 207). The change in price is 207 - 186 = 21 dollars, and the change in distance is 145 - 110 = 35 kilometers. The slope is the change in price divided by the change in distance: 21 / 35 = 0.6 dollars per kilometer. Therefore, the cost of each kilometer driven is 0.6 dollars.