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A graph shows a horizontal axis representing time in days ranging from 0 to 10 in increments of 1. The vertical axis represents cookies in a jar ranging from 0 to 10 in increments of 1. Two plotted points are: left parenthesis 1 comma 6 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 5 right parenthesis. These points are joined by a straight line with arrows on both the ends; the straight line continues beyond the two points until it intercepts the horizontal axis and the vertical axis.
Interpret the y
-intercept and slope in the context of this situation. For the slope, give the most simplified rate using whole numbers.
(2 points)
The y
-intercept is
cookie(s). The slope is
cookie(s) every
day(s)
The y-intercept is 7 cookies. The slope is -1 cookie every day.
whats the full answer
The y-intercept represents the number of cookies in the jar when time is 0 days, which is 7 cookies in this case.
The slope represents the rate of change in the number of cookies in the jar per day. In this situation, the slope is -1 cookie every day, meaning that the number of cookies in the jar decreases by 1 cookie each day.