Answer :
The equation for the relationship between the fee and vertical distance is:
F = 120 + 0.15d
Solution:
Given that,
For each trip, they charge an initial fee in addition to $0.15 for each vertical meter climbed
Let 'd' be the total number of vertical meters climbed
Let F represent the fee (in dollars) of a trip
Therefore,
F = Initial fee + 0.15d ------- eqn 1
For instance, the price for climbing all the way to the summit, which is 3500 meters above the base of the mountain, is $645
Therefore,
645 = Initial fee + 0.15(3500)
645 = Initial fee + 525
Initial fee = 645 - 525
Initial fee = 120
Substitute Initial fee = 120 in eqn 1
F = 120 + 0.15d
Thus the equation for the relationship between the fee and vertical distance is found
Answer:
y=0.15x+120
Step-by-step explanation:
0.15x3500=525
645-525=120
b=120(starting fee)
m=0.15(slope; money per meters climbed)
x=3500(meters climbed)
y=645
thus y=0.15x+120
because 645=(0.15)(3500)+120