Mrs. Ventura charges $25 for a basic cake that serves 12 people. A larger cake costs an additional $1.50 per serving. The total cost can be given by y = 1.5x + 25, where x represents the number of additional slices.

What does the y-intercept represent?
a.
the cost per additional slice
c.
the charge for 15 people
b.
the charge for the basic cake
d.
the cost of Mrs. Ventura’s ingredients

Question

Mrs. Ventura charges $25 for a basic cake that serves 12 people.  A larger cake costs an additional $1.50 per serving.  The total cost can be given by y = 1.5x + 25, where x represents the number of additional slices. 

What does the y-intercept represent?
a.
the cost per additional slice
c.
the charge for 15 people
b.
the charge for the basic cake
d.
the cost of Mrs. Ventura’s ingredients

anonymous · Answer

$y$ intercept is what you get if $x=0$ in other words what you get if there are no additional slices
in this case it is $25$ which is the price of the basic cake

anonymous · Answer

i do like this answer 
"the cost of Mrs. Ventura’s ingredients"
though
it is ridiculous, but i like it

anonymous · Answer

hhaaha  '& thanks for the help