SOLUTION: The Yellow Cab Company charges $4.25 for the first half mile and then by the mile as shown in the table below. YELLOW CAB COMPANY Miles (m) (after the first half mile) T

Question 881273: The Yellow Cab Company charges $4.25 for the first
half mile and then by the mile as shown in the table
below.
YELLOW CAB COMPANY
Miles (m)
(after the first half mile)
Total
Cost (t)
1 7.25
2 10.25
3 13.25
4 16.25
5 19.25

Which equation represents
c,
the cost per mile as a
function of
t
, the total cost, where
m
is the number of
miles driven after the first half mile?

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