Question

The taxi fare in a city is as follows:For the first kilometre,the fare is ₹8 and for the subsequent distance it is ₹5 per km. Taking the distance covered as x km and total fare as ₹ y , write a linear equation for this information

Pls do provide the answer with steps :)

Answer 1

as this is linear equation in 2 variable so it needs to be shiwn till end

Answer 2

Total distance=x km
Total fare= y km
Fare for first km=8 rs
And rest kms=5rs/km
y=1×8+(x-1)5
y=8+5x-5
y-5x=3