SOLUTION: A cab ride in a small town costs a base fee of $9.00 per person, plus $0.50 for every mile. So the cost of a cab ride for one person can be determined by the equation y=0.50x+9.00

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Question 1175743: A cab ride in a small town costs a base fee of $9.00 per person, plus $0.50 for every mile. So the cost of a cab ride for one person can be determined by the equation y=0.50x+9.00, where y is the fare and x is the distance of the ride in miles.
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Those two statements are consistent with each other.