A cab company charges $8 per mile for a lift to the airport.
What change would the company make to their charges to make this a non proportional situation?
(1 point)
Responses
Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile
Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile
Charge $4 per mile instead of $8
Charge $4 per mile instead of $8
No changes are needed
No changes are needed
Charge $12 per mile instead of $8
Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile
To make this a non-proportional situation, the cab company could charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile.
To determine what change the company would make to their charges to make this a non-proportional situation, we need to understand the concept of proportionality. Proportional situations are characterized by a constant ratio between two variables. In this case, the charges are proportional if the cost increases or decreases at a constant rate for each mile traveled.
Currently, the cab company charges $8 per mile for a lift to the airport. If they were to charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile, the cost would not be proportional anymore because there is a fixed amount (flat rate of $10) that is added to the cost per mile. This change would make the cost increase by $10 regardless of the number of miles traveled, and then an additional $8 per mile.
Hence, the correct answer is: Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile.