Question

Please help me, I will medal!

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Question: http://prntscr.com/agwau9

Answer 1

@FortyTheRapper

Answer 2

They want an equation, so it'll be something like

\[y = mx+b\]

Interesting thing is, all the numbers you need are there

Answer 3

Alright, so how would we do that?

Answer 4

In Y = Mx + B form

\[M = Slope\]
\[B = Y-intercept\]

In this situation

M = Cost Per Mile because we're going X miles
B = The starting cost, because they have to pay something to use the transportation

Answer 5

Okay, soo
I don't know if this helps, but I have 5 questions about this, and one of them says the concert is 10 miles away from your house..

we just have to multiply 0.50 *10, to get the first part, right?

Answer 6

Yep, because you made x = 10

Answer 7

Remember the +B part, B being the boarding cost

Answer 8

0.50 *10 = 5

$5.00 + 6.00 <-- Like that?

Answer 9

Correct, that would be the total after 10 miles

Answer 10

10 miles = $5.00 + 6.00 So << I'd just write something like this as the answer?

Answer 11

It depends on what they wanted
If they wanted the equation, you would do y = .05(10) + 6

Answer 12

Alright, awesome! Thanks so much! <3
Do you mind helping me on a few more questions similar to this about the taxi cab, and concert thing?

Answer 13

Yeah, let's see them

Answer 14

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Answer 15

This one uses the same equation, we just need to replace the numbers from the first equation with the Taxi-Awesomeness one

Answer 16

y= 0.75 (10) +2
^^ Is this how this one would look?

Answer 17

Correct, if X = 10

If we don't know what x was, we would just put x instead of 10

Answer 18

Alright awesome, there is like two more http://prntscr.com/agwibn

Answer 19

For this one, we take both equations we made and make x = 10, since we have to travel 10 miles

\[y=(0.5)(10) + 6\]

\[y=(0.75)(10)+2\]

I would want the cheaper one, so I would solve each of those and see which number is smaller.

Answer 20

Alright, Give me 1 sec

Answer 21

Cabs-r-us: y = .05(10) + 6 y=6.5
Taxi-Awesomeness: y= 0.75 (10) +2 y 9.5

Should I just so this math, and say I'd pick Cabs-r-us because it costs less?

Answer 22

Exactly!

Answer 23

Thank you so much! I would have never understood this without you. http://prntscr.com/agwih0

Answer 24

You're welcome!
And this one is the same, you just plug in 20 instead of 10

Answer 25

Alright, last one
http://prntscr.com/agwjgy

Answer 26

Actually, lets go back to the 10 mile question

I think the calculations may be wrong

Let's do (.5) times (10) first, and then add 6 and see what that gets

Answer 27

This is what I wrote down, y = .5(10) + 6. y =6.5 if we do y = .5(10) + 6. y=11

Answer 28

Right it is 11. I was just confused about the 6.5 part, because Taxi-Awesomeness is cheaper in that situation, not Cabs-R-Us

Answer 29

So I should change my reasoning in to picking taxi-awesomeness?

Answer 30

Yes, because (.75)(10) = 7.5

7.5 + 2 = 9.5

9.5 is less than 11

Answer 31

Alright, and in the part after that, choose cabs-r-us, right?

Answer 32

Yep, with the similar mathematical reasonings

Answer 33

Alright, and for the last one, I don't know if I have to show math proof, but I think I should just write "It would be cheapest for me, and her if we both got separate cabs from different cab companies"

Answer 34

Yes, If it is allowed for both of you to get different cabs and meet up at the concert, then that would be the best choice

Answer 35

Awesome. Thanks so much! You seriously rock <3

Answer 36

Anytime =] Always like working with you

Answer 37

Thank you! <3