Interpreting Linear Word Problems

What does the y intercept represent?

• The amount of cases already chopped

• The amount of cases he can chop in an hour

• His starting salary

• The hours Jared works

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

An amusement park has an entrance fee, and then there is a cost to ride each ride. The total cost (y) can be modeled by y=1.5x+20 where x is the number of rides you ride. What does the y intercept represent?

• Number of rides

• The entrance fee

• The cost for food

• The cost per ride

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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CCSS.5.OA.B.3

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

What does the y intercept mean on this graph?

• It took the hiker 18 minutes to reach the bottom.

• It took the hiker 360 minutes to reach the bottom.

• The hiker started out at a height of 360 feet.

• The hiker started out at a height of 18 feet.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5