Question

Which situation does the graph represent?



A.
Tom starts a rock collection. Each week he adds 15 more rocks. The graph shows how many rocks Tom has each week.

B.
Tom has 5 rocks in his collection. Each week he adds 15 more rocks. The graph shows how many rocks Tom has each week.

C.
Tom has 10 rocks in his collection. Each week he adds 5 more rocks. The graph shows how many rocks Tom has over time.

D.
Tom has 15 rocks in his collection. Each week he adds 5 more rocks. The graph shows how many rocks Tom has over time.

Answer 1

http://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1512000_1512500/1512042/1/4c7934cdc8c6ca357aa6c7413f91c6b459658e25/MS_IMC_072914_1811227.jpg

Answer 2

@creegan

Answer 3

what is the y-intercept?

Answer 4

of the question or the formula?

Answer 5

@acxbox22

Answer 6

of the graph you are given
once you find out the y intercept of the graph it becomes really easy since there is only one answer choice with the same y intercept

Answer 7

the formula is y=mx+b

Answer 8

on the graph you are given look at where the line crosses the y axis
that is the y intercept
in the equation, b is the y intercept