Question

joes taxi service charges 3.50$ as a flat travel fee he charges an additional $0.45 per mile x write an equation that represents his earning p(x)

Answer 1

$3.50 + $0.45x = p. The 3.5 dollars is the flat rate and the .45 is for the per mile. Substitute x out for the number of miles and then you get the number of total earnings.