At a fair, hamburgers sell for $3.00 each and hot dogs sell for $1.50 each. The equation 3x + 1.5y = 30 describes the number of hamburgers and hot dogs a family can buy with $30.00.
What do the intercepts stand for?

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At a fair, hamburgers sell for $3.00 each and hot dogs sell for $1.50 each. The equation 3x + 1.5y = 30 describes the number of hamburgers and hot dogs a family can buy with $30.00.
What do the intercepts stand for?

anonymous · Answer

The y intercept stands for the maximum number hot dogs you can buy if you don't buy any burgers. 

The x intercept stands for the maximum number of burgers you can buy if you don't buy any hot dogs.