Question

Hailey is going to use a computer at an internet cafe. The cafe charges an initial fee to use the computer and then an additional price per minute of usage. Let

C
C represent the total cost of using a computer for
t
t minutes at the internet cafe. A graph of
C
C is shown below. Write an equation for
C
C then state the
y
y-intercept of the graph and determine its interpretation in the context of the problem.

Answer 1

y intercept would be 8, and this value shows the minimum wage or charge for using the computer, no matter what time you use it.