A quarry runs a delivery service for cut stone. The cost to deliver the stone is a flat fee for the delivery plus the cost of the stone in terms of weight. The graph of the total cost C, in dollars as a function of the weight, x, in pounds of the cut stone is shown. What is the meaning of the y-intercept?
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The y-intercept of the graph represents the total cost when the weight of the cut stone is 0 pounds. In this context, it means that even if there is no stone to be delivered (weight is 0), there is still a flat fee for the delivery.
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