document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888508>Question 888508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> for a taxi ride, there is a fixed charge of 2.80 plus a charge of 2.15 per mile.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) write a model for the total cost, C(x), to ride x miles in the taxi.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) if sallys taxi ride costs 26.45 find the number of miles sally rode in the taxi </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #537524 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=537524\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance price is a slope, and the fixed charge is a vertical axis intercept.  You have C(x) instead of y; you have x to mean distance of taxi trip.  You are trying to formulate a linear function.  Does that help you enough?   </SPAN>\n" );
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