Question

What is the slope and y-intercept of y=3.5x

Answer 1

Do you know the formula mx +b?

Answer 2

Slope intercept form.

Answer 3

Yes @swagmaster47

Answer 4

Well 3.5x looks like the mx part of the formula, what could b (our y intercept) be?

Answer 5

So so far we have \[3.5x + ?\]

Answer 6

Need help?

Answer 7

Yes.. @swagmaster47

Answer 8

Well since there is nothing mentioned there is an implied 0 for b.

Answer 9

so its y=3.5x+0?

Answer 10

Yes but it is written as y = 3.5x.

Answer 11

So have you figured out what the y intercept is?

Answer 12

is it 0?

Answer 13

Yes! Very good. The Y intercept is 0

Answer 14

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Answer 15

No problem, good luck with your phone.

Answer 16

the y-intersept is 0 and slope is 3.5. the slope is a coefficent with x.

Answer 17

uhh ok, so now there is a 3rd part. Think you can help me again? @swagmaster47

Answer 18

Yup ask away

Answer 19

yes me

Answer 20

but can you post it as new? i just want to help and recieve medal?

Answer 21

tag me

Answer 22

I have to create a word problem for y=3.5x. @swagmaster47

Answer 23

Would this look like: John scores 3.5 points for every game he plays, what is the formula for the function?

Answer 24

What does the second part of the word problem mean? @swagmaster47

Answer 25

Its like "how can we represent this in slope intercept form?"

Answer 26

ohhhh ok. Thank you @swagmaster47

Answer 27

Yup!

Answer 28

this is the slope intersept