Question

Ravi is putting money into a checking account. Let y represent the total amount of money in the account (in dollars). Let x represent the number of weeks Ravi has been adding money. Suppose that x and y are related by the equation
y=550+40x
Answer the questions below.
Note that a change can be an increase or a decrease.
For an increase, use a positive number. For a decrease, use a negative number.
What is the change per week in the amount of money in the account?

What was the starting amount of money in the account?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The change per week is $40 as it is the coefficient.

2. The starting amount is $550 as it is the constant.