The graph was made to compare the costs of taking two different taxis. What does the intersection mean for the two lines?

The total price of $8 is the same for both taxi cabs for 3 miles.

Step-by-step explanation: if you look at the graph you can see the dot on 8(which is the total cost) and the number of miles is 3

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below: