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) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+y+=+6%2A%28+x+-+1+%29+%2B+20+
+y+=+6x+-+6+%2B+20+
+y+=+6x+%2B+14+
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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:
+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-1%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+80%2C+6x+%2B+14+%29+