Kevin delivers newspapers in his town every morning. The amount he earns from delivering newspapers is given by y = 30x + 18, where y is the amount he earns in cents and x is the number of houses he delivers newspapers to. However, he is paid a certain amount even if he doesn't deliver any newspapers on a certain day. How much is he paid if he doesn't deliver any newspapers? (x 0, y 0)
20 cents
15 cents
12 cents
18 cents

Question

Kevin delivers newspapers in his town every morning. The amount he earns from delivering newspapers is given by y = 30x + 18, where y is the amount he earns in cents and x is the number of houses he delivers newspapers to. However, he is paid a certain amount even if he doesn't deliver any newspapers on a certain day. How much is he paid if he doesn't deliver any newspapers? (x   0, y   0)
20 cents
15 cents
12 cents
18 cents

anonymous · Answer

Plug in 0 in the equation. 
30(0) +18=y how much he earns without delivering a newspaper
18 cents.