Ted researched the price of airline tickets and discovered a correlation between the price of a ticket and the number of miles traveled. After recording his data on a scatter plot, he determined the equation for the line of best fit is y = 300 + 0.45x. What does 300 represent in the equation?

Question

A: the number of miles traveled at 0.45 per mile
B: the maximum number of miles allowed at 0.45 per mile
C: the cost of the ticket when the number of miles equals 0
D: the cost of the ticket when the number of miles equals 45
E: the cost of the ticket when the number of miles equals 300

Answer 1

In the equation y = 300 + 0.45x, the term "300" represents the cost of the ticket when the number of miles equals 0.

Therefore, the correct answer is C: the cost of the ticket when the number of miles equals 0.

Answer 2

that answer was correct, thank you

Answer 3

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