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It will take the balloon 600 minutes to descend.
It will take the balloon 600 minutes to descend.
The balloon starts its descent at 600 feet.
The balloon starts its descent at 600 feet.
The balloon takes 0 minutes to descend 600 feet.
The balloon takes 0 minutes to descend 600 feet.
The balloon rises 600 feet.
1 answer
The y-intercept of a graph represents the value of the dependent variable (in this case, the height of the balloon) when the independent variable (time in minutes) is zero. In this situation, the y-intercept indicates that the balloon starts its descent at 600 feet.
So, the correct response is:
The balloon starts its descent at 600 feet.
