The temperature is 17 degrees Fahrenheit at 8:00 p.m. It is expected to drop 2.5 degrees as each hour passes. Write the linear equation that represents this scenario and explain what the y -intercept represents. (1 point) Responses m=−2.5x+17. The y-intercept represents the starting temperature of 17 degrees m equals negative 2.5 x plus 17. The y -intercept represents the starting temperature of 17 degrees. m=2.5x−17. The y-intercept represents the starting temperature of −17 degrees. m equals 2.5 x minus 17. The y -intercept represents the starting temperature of negative 17 degrees .m=2.5x+17. The y-intercept represents the starting temperature of 17 degrees. m equals 2.5 x plus 17. The y -intercept represents the starting temperature of 17 degrees. m=−2.5x−17. The y-intercept represents the starting temperature of 17 degrees.
m=−2.5x+17. The y-intercept represents the starting temperature of 17 degrees.
In this linear equation, m represents the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and x represents the number of hours passed since 8:00 p.m. The y-intercept, 17, represents the starting temperature at 8:00 p.m. The slope of -2.5 indicates that the temperature is expected to drop by 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit per hour as time passes.