Question

"A company is deciding whether or not to hire a new worker. The company must pay the worker hourly and cover a daily cost for insurance. The cost to pay an hourly worker for one day is represented by the function y = 8x + 25, where x is hours.

What is the y-intercept, and what does it represent?

8; it represents the hourly wage for the worker

8; it represents the cost for insurance

25; it represents the cost for insurance

25; it represents the hourly wage for the worker"

Answer 1

y = 8x + 25

The y int (25) represents the cost for insurance

Answer 2

The answer is the third option "25; it represents the cost for insurance." x represents hours. So, x represents hours, 8 represents the number of hours the worker worked, 25 represents the amount of car insurance for daily cost. By reading the question thoroughly and looking for key words in the question you can find answering these questions rather easy.

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