SOLUTION
The figure below would help in answering the question
Let's get the slopes of the line for company G and company H
Slope m is given as
[tex]m=\frac{rise}{run}[/tex]
For company G, we have slope as
[tex]m=\frac{5}{1}=5[/tex]
For Company H, we have
[tex]m=\frac{4}{1}=4[/tex]
From the graph
Cab fare for 1 mile with company G is $7
Cab fare for 10 miles with company H is?
To get this we need to get the equation of the line H
From
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=mx+b \\ where\text{ m is slope and b is the y-intercept, we have } \\ y=4x+2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Now substituting x for 10 in the equation, we have
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=4x+2 \\ y=4(10)+2 \\ y=40+2 \\ y=42 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Hence the cab fare for 10 miles with Company H is $42
The rate charge per mile by Company G is the slope we got as 5.
Hence the answer is $5 per mile
The rate charge per mile by Company H is the slope we got as 4.
Hence the answer is $4 per mile
