The cost, c (x), for a taxi ride is given by c (x) = 2x + 3.00, where x is the number of minutes. What does the slope mean for this situation?

a. The rate of change of the cost of the taxi ride is $3.00 per minute.

b. The rate of change of the cost of the taxi ride is $2.00 per minute.

c. The taxi ride costs a total of $3.00.

d. The taxi ride costs $2.00 per trip.

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Isaac Larsen

Mathematics

29 April, 01:23

The cost, c (x), for a taxi ride is given by c (x) = 2x + 3.00, where x is the number of minutes. What does the slope mean for this situation?

a. The rate of change of the cost of the taxi ride is $3.00 per minute.

b. The rate of change of the cost of the taxi ride is $2.00 per minute.

c. The taxi ride costs a total of $3.00.

d. The taxi ride costs $2.00 per trip.

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Killian Waller · Answer 1

The correct answer is b) The rate of change of the cost of the taxi ride is $2.00 per minute.

This is proven with simple mathematics of how to calculate the fare of a taxi ride.

Interestingly these simple equations are also used to measure the fare in a black taxi cab of London and even those for your Uber car.