SOLUTION: A taxi charges $3.00, plus 60 cents per kilometer. Draw a graph, and calculate the cost of travelling 30 km and the distance you can travel for $13.80.

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Question 1153183: A taxi charges $3.00, plus 60 cents per kilometer. Draw a graph, and calculate the cost of travelling 30 km and the distance you can travel for $13.80.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula for the cost is

    cost (x) = 3.00 + 0.6*x  dollars,

where x are kilometers.


Draw the graph on your own.


Calculate the cost of traveling 30 km on your own.


The distance you can travel for $13.80 is


    x = %2813.80-3%29%2F0.6 kilometers = 18 kilometers.

Solved.