A cab company charges a $4 boarding rate in addition to its meter which is $ ¾ a dollar for every mile

Question

A) What equation represents the rate of this company?

B) Graph the equation that represents the rate of this cab company?

Answer 1

A) The equation that represents the rate of this cab company is:
Rate = $4 + ($¾ * Miles)

B) To graph the equation, we will assume the x-axis represents miles and the y-axis represents the cost in dollars.
We can plot a few points to create the graph:
- 0 miles: The cost would be $4 (boarding rate only)
- 1 mile: The cost would be $4 + ($¾ * 1) = $4.75
- 2 miles: The cost would be $4 + ($¾ * 2) = $5.50

Plotting these points, we get:

(0, 4)
(1, 4.75)
(2, 5.50)

Connecting the points with a line, we get the graph of the equation.