Question

A taxi company charges passengers $2.00 for a ride, no matter how long the ride is, and an additional $0.20 for each mile traveled. The rule c = 0.20m + 2.00 describes the relationship between the number of miles m and the total cost of the ride c.
a. What is the charge for a 1-mile ride?
b. What is the charge for a 2.7-mile ride?

A: $2.20;$2.54
B: $2.00;$2.20
C:$0.20;$5.60
D:$0.20;$0.54

Answer 1

Your answer is A.

The charge for a 1-mile ride is going to be the initial $2 plus the $0.20 for one mile. $2 + $0.20 = $2.20

The charge for a 2.7 mile ride will be equal to the initial $2 plus the equivalent of two and seven tenths of a mile. 
$2 + $0.20 x 2.7 = 2.54