A cab company charges $8 per mile for a lift to the airport. What change would the company make to their charges to make this a non proportional situation? (1 point) Responses No changes are needed No changes are needed Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile Charge $4 per mile instead of $8 Charge $4 per mile instead of $8 Charge $12 per mile instead of $8
Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile
To make this a non-proportional situation, the cab company could either charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile or charge $4 per mile instead of $8. So, the correct response would be:
- Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile
- Charge $4 per mile instead of $8
To determine how the cab company can make their charges a non-proportional situation, we need to understand what it means for a situation to be proportional.
In a proportional situation, the relationship between two quantities remains constant or consistent. In this case, the charges would be proportional if the cost increases or decreases at a consistent rate for every mile traveled. For example, if the cost is $8 per mile, then the total cost will increase by $8 for every mile traveled.
To make the situation non-proportional, the cost needs to change in a way that does not follow a consistent rate.
Looking at the given options, we see that charging a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile would make the situation non-proportional. In this case, regardless of the distance traveled, the passenger is charged $10 as a flat rate in addition to $8 per mile. The cost no longer increases or decreases at a consistent rate for every mile but instead has a fixed component.
Therefore, the correct response is: Charge a flat rate of $10 and then $8 per mile.