Section 2 - topic 3
linear equations and inequalities in two variables
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uber® is an american multinational online transportation network
company. the fare for any trip and the different services that the
company offers is calculated by adding base fare, time and distance.
however, in certain cities, the company has a service called uberrush
and it charges the client based on a base fare and a charge per mile.
during daytime in new york city, uberrush has a base fare of $3.00 plus
$2.50 per mile. sergio just arrived at john f. kennedy international airport
and he wants to determine a function for his transportation costs during
the day using uberrush.
part a: write a linear function to describe the cost of using uberrush
services during the day in new york city.
part b: what is the rate of change for the cost of riding uberrush during
the day in new york city and what does the rate of change
representa
part c: what does the y-intercept represent in the cost function you
wrote