Question

A trolley company charges a fixed amount plus a fee based on the distance traveled. The cost chart for the company is shown:

Answer 1

From the given table, it is clear that fixed amount is $6,
because for x=0 the value of y=6.


Your answer is $6.

Answer 2

Answer: $6

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: A trolley company charges a fixed amount plus a fee based on the distance traveled.

If y represents cost (dollars) charged by the company for x distance traveled  (miles) .

then $y=mx+c$ represents the total cost where c is the fixed charge and m is the fee for the distance traveled.

From, table we can see when x=0, y=6.

$\\\Rightarrow\ 6=0+c\\\Rightarrow\ c=6$

Hence, the fixed fee charged by the company is $6.