Question

X y

Answer 1

Answer:

Part 1) The rate of change is $\frac{17}{15}$

Part 2) The initial value is 68

Part 3) The function rule to the linear model is $y=\frac{17}{15}x+68$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The linear equation in slope intercept form is equal to

$y=mx+b$

where

m is the slope or unit rate

b is the y-intercept or initial value

step 1

Find the slope

take two points from the table

(0,68) and (15,85)

The formula to calculate the slope between two points is equal to

$m=\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}$

substitute the values

$m=\frac{85-68}{15-0}$

$m=\frac{17}{15}$

In a linear function , the slope is the same that the rate of change

therefore

The rate of change is $\frac{17}{15}$

step 2

Find the y-intercept

we know that

The y-intercept is the value of y when the value of x is equal to zero

Looking at the table

For x=0, y=68

therefore

The y-intercept is

$b=68$

The y-intercept is also called the initial value

therefore

The initial value is 68

step 3

Determine the function rule to the linear model

$y=mx+b$

we have

$m=\frac{17}{15}$

$b=68$

substitute

$y=\frac{17}{15}x+68$