Answer:
0.06
Step-by-step explanation:
The problem is simply two linear equations put into a story. So the two lines would represent the money per mile it would cost to rent a car from company A and B.
The first thing to find is the slope and y-intercept for both companies. The y-intercept, or the constant in the equation and the initial price to rent a car. So for Company A it is $75.50. For Company B it is $40.50. Now the slopes, or the price per mile the companies charge. Company A charges $0.17 and Cimpany B charges $0.11.
The question asks how much more money Company A is per mile compared to Company B. All that is needed is the slope, so simply find how much larger the slope for Company A is compared to Company B. 17-11=6. So that concludes that the slope of Company A is 6 more than Company B.
