Question

Zachary visits a flower shop to purchase roses to be delivered to his mother for her birthday. The cost of the roses is modeled by the equation y = 2.5x + 4.75.

fill in the missing blank and explain your answer.
in the equation y = 2.5 + 4.75, ______, x, increases the _______, y, by ___.

Answer 1

y = 2.5 + 4.75, every additional rose sold , x, increases the cost of the rose, y, by 2.50

Explanation: