Which of the following options uses intercepts that have viable solutions?

Option #1: (number of quarters, number of dimes)

Option #2: (human age, human weight)

Option #3: (height, shoe size)

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uses intercepts that have viable solutions.

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To determine which option uses intercepts that have viable solutions, we need to evaluate each pair:

  1. Option #1: (number of quarters, number of dimes)
    Both quarters and dimes are quantifiable in whole numbers (non-negative integers). The intercepts could represent situations where one of the variables is zero (e.g., all quarters and no dimes, or all dimes and no quarters), leading to viable solutions.

  2. Option #2: (human age, human weight)
    While age and weight are also quantifiable, the relationship between them is not linear or directly dependent in a way that creates consistent intercepts. Age can be zero or a positive integer, but weight can vary widely and does not have a straightforward zero intercepts relationship with age.

  3. Option #3: (height, shoe size)
    Height and shoe size can also be related, but again, they do not have a linear relationship with clear intercepts. For example, it's possible to have certain ranges of shoe sizes that don't correlate neatly with specific heights.

Based on this analysis, Option #1: (number of quarters, number of dimes) is the only one that uses intercepts with viable solutions.

Thus, the answer is:

Option #1 uses intercepts that have viable solutions.