he graph shows how the cost of flour depends on the amount purchased.

Question

The graph shows cost in dollars on the vertical axis from 0 to 10 and amount purchased in pounds on the horizontal axis labeled from 0 to 5. A line passing through (0, 0) and (5, 7) is shown.

What is the meaning of the point
(
0
,
0
)
on the graph?

A.
The flour costs
0
0
dollars per pound.

B.
The cost of 0 pounds of flour is $0.

C.
The cost of 5 pounds of flour is $7.

D.
The flour costs 0 dollars per pound.

Answer 1

The point (0, 0) on the graph represents the situation where no flour is purchased. Therefore, the meaning of this point can be interpreted as:

B. The cost of 0 pounds of flour is $0.

This indicates that if you buy 0 pounds of flour, you will not incur any cost, which aligns with the point (0, 0) where both the amount of flour and the cost are zero.