5. A cab company charges %248 per mile for a lift to the airport. What change would the company make to their charges to make this a non proportional situation%3F (1 point) Responses No changes are needed No changes are needed Charge %244 per mile instead of %248 Charge %244 per mile instead of %248 Charge %2412 per mile instead of %248 Charge %2412 per mile instead of %248 Charge a flat rate of %2410 and then %248 per mile
Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile
5. a cab company charges $12 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 no changes are needed. no changes are needed. charge $15 per mile instead of $12 charge $15 per mile instead of $12 charge a flat rate of $20 and then $12 per mile charge a flat rate of $20 and then $12 per mile charge $4 per mile instead of $12
Charge a flat rate of $20 and then $12 per mile
To make the situation non-proportional, the cab company could charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile. Therefore, the correct answer is:
Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile.
To understand how to make the given situation a non-proportional situation, let's analyze the information provided.
Currently, the cab company charges $248 per mile for a lift to the airport. In a proportional situation, the rate would remain constant regardless of the number of miles traveled. However, if we want to make it a non-proportional situation, the rate should change.
Among the given choices, we need to find the option that would introduce a change in the rate.
- The first option suggests "No changes are needed," which means the rate remains the same, making it a proportional situation. Therefore, this is not the correct choice.
- The second option suggests changing the rate to $244 per mile instead of $248. This change maintains the proportional relation since the rate is still constant. Hence, this is also not the answer.
- Similarly, the third option suggests changing the rate to $2412 per mile instead of $248, but this still maintains the proportional relation. Thus, it is not the correct choice.
- The fourth option suggests changing the rate to $2412 per mile instead of $248. Again, this change doesn't create a non-proportional situation.
- Finally, the fifth option suggests charging a flat rate of $10 and then $248 per mile. This option introduces a non-proportional situation because now there is a fixed fee in addition to the per-mile rate. Therefore, the correct answer is "Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $248 per mile."
By analyzing the given options and understanding the concept of proportional and non-proportional situations, we can conclude that the company needs to charge a flat rate of $10 along with $248 per mile to make this a non-proportional situation.