The graph below shows the relationship between the time in hours, $x$ , and the cost in dollars, $y$ , to hire a face painter.
The title of the graph is, Cost to Hire a Face Painter. The horizontal axis is titled, Time in hours, and ranges from 0 to 6. The vertical axis is titled, Cost in dollars, and ranges from 0 to 200.
What is the value of $y$ in the point $\left(1,\ y\right)$ ? Explain what this coordinate point represents in the context of the situation.
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In the point (1, y), the value of y represents the cost in dollars to hire a face painter for 1 hour. The coordinate point (1, y) represents the cost for 1 hour of face painting services. This point indicates that the cost to hire the face painter for 1 hour is y dollars, where y is the y-coordinate of the point.
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