document.write( "Question 806819: taxi fare for a 5km trip is $3.75. the fare for a 10km trip is $6.75.
\n" ); document.write( "a.) find a linear equation for these data points
\n" ); document.write( "b.) use this linear equation to find the fare of a 32km trip
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Algebra.Com's Answer #486048 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Plot the distance in km on the horizontal axis
\n" ); document.write( "Plot the fare for the trip on the vertical axis
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+d+\" = distance in km
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+c+\" = fare for the trip
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\n" ); document.write( "Use the general point slope formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+c+-+3.75+%29+%2F+%28+d+-+5+%29+=+%28+6.75+-+3.75+%29+%2F+%28+10+-+5+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+c+-+3.75+%29+%2F+%28+d+-+5+%29+=+3+%2F+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"+5%2A%28+d-5+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5%2A%28+c+-+3.75+%29+=+3%2A%28+d-5+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5c+-+18.75+=+3d+-+15+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5c+=+3d+%2B+3.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+.6d+%2B+.75+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+.6%2A5+%2B+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+3.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+.6%2A10+%2B+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+6.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+=+32+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+.6%2A32+%2B+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+19.2+%2B+.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+19.95+\"
\n" ); document.write( "A 32 km trip costs $19.95\r
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