Please Help?

You are visiting New York City and the taxi charges a flat fee of $3.00 plus $0.75 per mile.

Write an equation that you could use to find the cost of the taxi ride. Let x represent the number of miles and y represent the total cost.

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Please Help?

You are visiting New York City and the taxi charges a flat fee of $3.00 plus $0.75 per mile.

Write an equation that you could use to find the cost of the taxi ride. Let x represent the number of miles and y represent the total cost.

anonymous · Answer

what do u think it would be?

mehek14 · Answer

do you have any idea on how to start?

anonymous · Answer

I have no idea on how to start it at all. Math is not my best subject.... :/

anonymous · Answer

rikki fan me real quick trust me

mehek14 · Answer

well first they said y is the total cost so

y is by itself

y =

moji7029 · Answer

Should you times every mile.

airjordan200 · Answer

do you know how to set up the problem

mehek14 · Answer

then you need y = mx + b

m is dependent on x, which in your case is the mile

b is the fixed number which for you is the flat fee

anonymous · Answer

Even though I'm reading this problem carefully and reading your responses, I'm still confused. Sorry if I'm wasting your time :(

anonymous · Answer

@airjordan200    she just need the equation she does not have too solve it