Question

The graph to the right represents the cost of a taxi where X is distance and y is cost in dollars what conclusion can you make?

A) the taxi costs $1
B) The taxi will only stop once
C)The taxi will only take you farther than 1 mile
D) The taxi costs $1 just to get into a taxi

Answer 1

The conclusion that can be made about the linear equation graph is:

D) The taxi costs $1 just to get into a taxi

How to interpret the Linear graph?

The general form for the equation of a line in slope intercept form is:

y = mx + c

where:

m is slope

c is y-intercept

The y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis and in this case, it is $1 which denotes the initial cost to just get into the taxi

Answer 2

The taxi costs $1 just to get into a taxi

Explanation:

The base cost the taxi charges for it to be hired is $1 which is the point on the graph where the line intercepts the y-axis. At that point, distance or miles travelled is 0.

Therefore, we can conclude that the taxi would charge a customer for just to get a taxi, and the total cost will be dependent on the additional charges paid in addition based on the number of miles the customer will be driven to their destination.

The $1 is just the charge fee paid by the customer in addition to the per-mile charge he would pay.