Question

Steven's school is selling chocolate bars to earn money for new band instruments. The school will receive 33% of the total sales revenue, y, given by the model y = 0.33x, where x represents the sales revenue. What is the meaning of the x-intercept in the model?
Responses
A The x-intercept cannot be determined.The x-intercept cannot be determined.
B The x-intercept represents the school's percentage.The x-intercept represents the school's percentage.
C The x-intercept represents the sales revenue when no money was earned by the school.The x-intercept represents the sales revenue when no money was earned by the school.
D The x-intercept represents the number of bars of candy sold.The x-intercept represents the number of bars of candy sold.

Answer 1

C. The x-intercept is the sales revenue when the school earns no money (set y = 0, so 0 = 0.33x ⇒ x = 0).