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What does the y-intercept in this equation represent?
the rate of change
the total cost
the flat rate
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The y-intercept is the flat rate (the fixed/initial amount).
Explanation: in a linear equation y = mx + b, the slope m is the rate of change; b is the y-intercept, the value of y when x = 0 (a fixed or starting cost), not the total cost for other x.
Explanation: in a linear equation y = mx + b, the slope m is the rate of change; b is the y-intercept, the value of y when x = 0 (a fixed or starting cost), not the total cost for other x.
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