Algebra I.1.C.23 -Solution Sets to Simultaneous Equations - Exit Ticket

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Andy's Cab Service charges a $6 fee plus $0.50 per mile. His twin brother starts a rival business where he charges $0.80 per mile but does not charge a fee. Write a cost equation for each cab service in terms of the number of miles.

Graph both cost equations.

For what trip distances should a customer use Andy's Cab Service? For what trip distances should a customer use Randy's Cab Service? Justify your answer algebraically, and show the location of the solution on the graph

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade Algebra i Mathematics Module 1, Topic C, Lesson 23. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/algebra-i-module-1...; accessed 18/Oct/2015.