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Tasha's Tad uses the equation y=3 x+5 to charge customers, where x represents the number of miles and y represents the total cost in dollars. Calles Cah charges customers 4 per mile and a 3 pickup fee. How do the charges of the two companies compare? Choose "Tasha's Taxi" or "Callie's Cab" to answer each question. multicolumn(1)(|c|)( Question ) & multicolumn(1)(|c|)( Company ) Which company charges a higher pickup fee? & Tasha's Taxd & Callie's Cab Which company charges more per mile? & Tasha's Taxd & Callie's Cab Which company charges more for a 5 -mile ride? & Tasha's Taxd & Callie's Cab
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Wesley
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Let's analyze the information given for each company and answer the questions step by step.1. Which company charges a higher pickup fee?- Tasha's Taxi charges a pickup fee that is included in the equation
, where the
3.Answer: Tasha's Taxi charges a higher pickup fee.2. Which company charges more per mile?- Tasha's Taxi charges
in the equation
.- Callie's Cab charges $4 per mile.Answer: Callie's Cab charges more per mile.3. Which company charges more for a 5-mile ride?To determine this, we need to calculate the total cost for a 5-mile ride for each company.For Tasha's Taxi:
\( y = 3(5) + 5 \)
So, Tasha's Taxi charges
4 per mile plus a
4/mile) +
20 +
23So, Callie's Cab charges $23 for a 5-mile ride.Answer: Callie's Cab charges more for a 5-mile ride.Final Answers:- Higher pickup fee: Tasha's Taxi- More per mile: Callie's Cab- More for a 5-mile ride: Callie's Cab