Question 5
For a recent year, children's admission to the Minnesota State Fair was
$13
. Ride tickets were
$1.37
each. The equation
=y+1.37x13
represented the cost,
y
, in the dollars to be admitted to the fair and to purchase
x
ride tickets.
(b) Determine the
y
-intercept. Interpret its meaning in the context of this problem.
The
y
-intercept is
,
. This means that the cost would be
$
if
ride(s) are purchased.
1 answer
The y-intercept is (0, 13). This means that the cost would be $13 if no ride tickets are purchased.
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