Cab companies often charge a flat fee for picking someone up and then charge an additional fee per mile driven
The city of Charlotte, NC charges $2.50 fee and $2.50 per Mile for each cab ride
Write an equation in slope-intercept form to represent the amount charged, C, for m number of miles by the company in Charlotte.
In the slope-intercept form, an equation is typically written as y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
For the given scenario, the total cost C for m miles would be composed of a flat fee ($2.50 for pickup) and the mileage charge ($2.50 per mile). This can be expressed as:
C = ($2.50 per mile * number of miles) + flat fee
or
C = 2.50m + 2.50
Here, C represents the total cost of the cab ride, and m represents the number of miles driven. The slope of the equation is 2.50, which represents the rate charged per mile, and the y-intercept is 2.50, which represents the initial flat fee charged for the ride.