Question

Carlos begins his workout by stretching. Then he spends an equal amount of time on each workout machine. The equation y = 8x + 10 represents the total time, in minutes, of Carlos' workout if he uses x workout machines.Explain what the slope and y-intercept of the equation represent in this situation.

Answer 1

the y-intercept is the 10...its like where you start, and the slope is the 8, which indicates the rate of growth linearly

Answer 2

The slope of the equation is 8 and y-intercept is 10.

Explanation:

The given equation is

`y=8x+10` .... (1)

The slope intercept of a line is defined as

`y=mx+b` .... (2)

Where, m is the slope of the line and b is y-intercept.

On comparing equation (1) and (2), we get

`m=8`

`b=10`

Therefore the slope of the equation is 8 and y-intercept is 10.