Question

The slope of the line that represents the data Nicholas collected is -63, and the y-intercept is 825. Explain what these represent in the context of the situation. Remember that x is the number of days, and y is the number of canned goods.

Answer 1

Sample Answer: The slope indicates that the soup kitchen uses 63 cans per day. The y-intercept shows that there were initially 825 cans at the soup kitchen.

Answer 2

Answer:

The slope is -63.  It is how many cans that go away each day.

Step-by-step explanation:

The y intercept is the y value when x =0

It is the number of canned goods we start with.

The slope is -63.  It is how many cans that go away each day.

The equation can be written in the form

y= mx+b  where m is the slope and b is the y intercept

y = -63x +825