Task 2
For the second company, express in a table the cost of the cab ride given the
number of miles provided.
Number
of Miles
0 1 2 3 4 5
Total
Cost
(dollars)
a. Write an equation in slope-intercept, point-slope, or standard form. Explain
why you chose the form you did.
b. What does the slope mean in the context of the problem?
a. To write an equation in slope-intercept form, we need to have the slope and the y-intercept. However, since we only have the total cost for each number of miles, it is not feasible to directly write the equation in slope-intercept form.
b. In this context, the slope represents the rate of change of the cost per mile. It tells us how much the cost increases for every additional mile traveled.