The y-intercept in this context represents the initial number of cookies in the jar, which is 6 cookies.
The slope represents the rate at which cookies are being consumed from the jar. By calculating the rise over run of the line connecting the two points (6-5)/(1-0) = 1/1, we can see that the slope is 1 cookie every 1 day. This can be simplified to 1 cookie every day.