Question

1) Steven works at a large home appliance store. He earns a base salary of $20,000 plus commission which can be modeled by the equation y = 0.1x + 20,000. What is the meaning of the y-intercept in the equation?

Answer 1

Steven's base pay.

Explanation:

x = 0 for the y-intercept.

y = 0.1x + 20,000

y = 0.1(0) + 20,000

y = 20,000

The y-intercept represents Steven's base pay.

Answer 2

The meaning of y in this equation is the commission I think. Sorry if I’m wrong