Question

22. The cost of renting a pickup truck at Company A is $25 plus 15 cents per mile driven. The cost ol

Renting a truck at Company B is $25 plus 10 cents per mile driven. In the graph of the cost of a
Truck rental, what does the cost per mile driven represent?

A The point of intersection

B The y-intercept

C The x-intercept

D The slope

Answer 1

D. The slope

Explanation:

0.15 = 3/20

0.10 = 1/10

Given:

company A: y = 3/20x + 25

company B: y = 1/10x + 25

y = mx + b

m is slope

b is y-intercept