Question

Applying a Table of Values
Nicholas has some cans at home to donate to the soup kitchen, but decides to start a can drive at his school to see if others will help. The equation representing this is y = 235x + 15, where x is the number of days, and y is the number of cans collected.

Which statements are true based on the equation given. Select all that apply.
Nicholas had 235 cans at home.
The school collected 235 cans a day.
Nicholas had 15 cans at home.
The school collected 15 cans daily.

Answer 1

True:
- The school collected 235 cans a day.
- Nicholas had 15 cans at home.

Reason: y = 235x + 15 has slope 235 (cans per day) and y-intercept 15 (cans at day 0). The other two statements are false.