Taxicab fares. In New York City, taxicabs charge passengers $2.50 for entering a cab and then 50.50 for each one-fifth of a mile (or fraction thereof) traveled. (There are additional charges for slow traffic and idle times, but these are not com sidered in this problem. If a represents the distance traveled in miles, then C(s) is the cost of the taxi fare, where c(s) $2.30, it x = 0, c(s) - $1.00, C(s) $3.30, f 02 < 504, c(s) - $4.00, d 04 < x≤ 06. 0

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Taxicab fares. In New York City, taxicabs charge passengers
$2.50 for entering a cab and then 50.50 for each one fifth of
a mile (or fruction thereof) traveled. (There are additional
charges for slow traffic and idle times, but these are not con
sidered in this problem. If x represents the distance traveled
in miles, then Cix) is the cost of the taxi fare, where
C(x) = $2.30, if x = 0,
c(s) $1.00,
0<x502,
C(s) = $3.50,
0.2 < x≤ 0.4
c(s) $4.00, d 0.4 < x≤ 0.6.
und so on. The graph of C is shown below, (Source: New York
City Taxi and Limousine Commission.)
lim C(x)
3-0.25
Cost of tasi (in dollars)
3:30
3.00
4.50
400
1.50
100
2.50
&
x-1()
02:04 06 08 10 12
Distance traveled (in miles)
Transcribed Image Text:Taxicab fares. In New York City, taxicabs charge passengers $2.50 for entering a cab and then 50.50 for each one fifth of a mile (or fruction thereof) traveled. (There are additional charges for slow traffic and idle times, but these are not con sidered in this problem. If x represents the distance traveled in miles, then Cix) is the cost of the taxi fare, where C(x) = $2.30, if x = 0, c(s) $1.00, 0<x502, C(s) = $3.50, 0.2 < x≤ 0.4 c(s) $4.00, d 0.4 < x≤ 0.6. und so on. The graph of C is shown below, (Source: New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.) lim C(x) 3-0.25 Cost of tasi (in dollars) 3:30 3.00 4.50 400 1.50 100 2.50 & x-1() 02:04 06 08 10 12 Distance traveled (in miles)
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