Can someone please make up data and show me how these questions are done?

Question

In the original problem, the data includes; the base fare price, price by mile and price by minutes.
a)Use the data shown above and express in words the amount the cab company charges per ride and per mile.
b)Write an equation in slope-intercept, point-slope, or standard form. Explain why you chose the form you did.
c)What does the y-intercept mean in the context of this problem?

Answer 1

so much to get on board plus so much per mile
for example if the costs were
one mile for $10
two miles for $15
then
cost = m x + b
10 = m (1) + b
15 = m(2) + b
-------------- subtract
-5 = m - 2 m = - m
so
m = 5
then b = 5
so
cost = 5*(miles) + 5

five to get aboard, + five per mile
the y intercept is the cost to get on board even if you go nowhere :)