Question

Tyrell is traveling to Chicago, Illinois. He takes a cab service from the airport to his hotel. The table shows the linear relationship between the number of miles the cab travels, x, and the total fee, y.


Cab Fare
Number of Miles Total Fee
2 $17.00
5 $21.50
7 $24.50
10 $29.00
15 $36.50


What does the y-intercept mean in this situation?
A. When the cab travels 0 miles, the total fee will be $14.00.
B. When the cab travels 0 miles, the total fee will be $1.50.
C. For every additional mile the cab travels, the total fee increases by $14.00.
D.For every additional mile the cab travels, the total fee increases by $1.50.

Answer 1

Where the y-intecept is, the number is 14. This means at 0 miles the fee is $14.00.

Answer 2

If you ever need a graphing calculator, desmos.com helps a lot. That's how I got that answer.

Answer 3

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