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A taxi company charges a flat fee of $5.50 plus an additional $1.50 per mile. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total cost, c, of a ride that is m mi…

A taxi company charges a flat fee of $5.50 plus an additional $1.50 per mile. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total cost, c, of a ride that is m mi…
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A taxi company charges a flat fee of $5.50 plus an additional $1.50 per mile. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total cost, c, of a ride that is m miles long.

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Following y=mx+b
-m would be the amount the fee changes
-c replaces x which would be the unknown variable
-b represents the starting principle

So the answer would be y=1.50x+5.50

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