SOLUTION: the taxi fare in a city is as follows for the first kilometer the fare is Rs 20 and for the subsequent distance it is Rs6 per km taking x km as the distance covered and Rs y as the

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Question 1062554: the taxi fare in a city is as follows for the first kilometer the fare is Rs 20 and for the subsequent distance it is Rs6 per km taking x km as the distance covered and Rs y as the total fare write a linear equtation for this information and draw its graph
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



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This equation carries with it the assumption that
any part of the 1st km will have a charge of
Rs 20. It sounds like a safe assumption.
Here's the graph:


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