Question

A scatter plot is made to model the following data:

Number of days (x)

2

7

0

4

8

3

6

1

5

Number of leaves on a plant (y)

35

10

45

25

5

30

15

40

20



What does the y-intercept of the model represent? (4 points)


The original number of leaves on the plant
The total number of leaves after one day
The increase in the number of leaves each day
The decrease in the number of leaves each day

Answer 1

it would be the second option, right?

Answer 2

hm, not quite

the y-intercept is the y value when x = 0, right? x represents the number of days, so the y-intercept is the number of leaves on "day 0" (a.k.a the original number of leaves on the plant)

Answer 3

ohhh