Question

Kevin delivers newspapers in his town every morning. The amount he earns from delivering newspapers is given by y = 30x + 18, where y is the amount he earns in cents and x is the number of houses he delivers newspapers to. However, he is paid a certain amount even if he doesn't deliver any newspapers on a certain day. How much is he paid if he doesn't deliver any newspapers? (x 0, y 0)
20 cents
15 cents
12 cents
18 cents

Answer 1

Y=mx+b, b=y-intercept (value of y when x=0)  so if:

y=30x+18

He earns 18 cents if he does not make any deliveries.