Question

. The equation y=5+0.5x represents the cost of getting a car wash and using the vacuum for x minutes. What is the y-intercept?

The y-intercept is 5.
The y-intercept is -5.
The y-intercept is 6.
The y-intercept is -6

Answer 1

The correct option is A. The y intercept is 5 and the slope is 0.5. When you write the equation in slope intercept form, by finding the x and y values, it is y=0.5x+5, therefore the y intercept is 5. You can find out by graphing the equation also but it wouldn’t be necessary.