The taxi fare in a city is as follows: For the first kilo-meter the fare is Rs 8 and for the subsequent distance it is Rs 5 per km. Taking the distance covered as x km and total fare as Rs y, write a linear equation for this information, and draw its graph.

Question

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Total fare of the taxi = y

Total distance covered = x

Fair for the subsequent distance after 1^st kilometer = Rs 5

Fair for 1^st kilometer = Rs 8

As per the question,

y = 8 + 5 (x – 1)

y = 8 + 5x – 5

y = 5x + 3

x	0	-3/5
y	3	0