Question

Due May 4Attendance Question (5/4/21) A cab company charges a$5 boarding rate in addition to its meter which is $3 forevery mile. What equation represents the rate of thiscompany?

Answer 1

$B)y=\text{ \ 3x}+\text{\ 5}$

Explanation

Step 1

Let x represents the number of hours

Let y represents the rate of the company

and

cost per hour = $3

so, the total cost per time is

cost per time= 3* number of hours

cost per time==3x

now, the company charges a $5 boarding rate

so, the rate is

$\begin{gathered} \text{rate= boarding rate}+\text{cosper times} \\ reaplce \\ y=\text{ \ 5+\ 3x} \\ \text{reorder} \\ y=\text{ \ 3x}+\text{\ 5} \end{gathered}$

I hope this helps you