You work for a manufacturing company on a production line that manufactures cell phones. You are paid $20 a day plus $1.50 for each phone that you assemble. Interpret the slope and y

-intercept of the equation of the trend line y=1.50x+20
.(1 point)
Responses

The slope means that, for every phone assembled, you receive $1.50. The y
-intercept means that you receive $20 a day regardless of the number of phones produced.
The slope means that, for every phone assembled, you receive $1.50. The y -intercept means that you receive $20 a day regardless of the number of phones produced.

The slope means that, for every 20 phones assembled, you receive $1.50. The y
-intercept means that you receive $20 a day regardless of the number of phones produced.
The slope means that, for every 20 phones assembled, you receive $1.50. The y -intercept means that you receive $20 a day regardless of the number of phones produced.

The slope means that, for every 1.50 phones assembled, you receive $1. The y
-intercept means that you receive $20 a day regardless of the number of phones produced.
The slope means that, for every 1.50 phones assembled, you receive $1. The y -intercept means that you receive $20 a day regardless of the number of phones produced.

The slope means that, for every phone assembled, you receive $20. The y
-intercept means that you receive $1.50 a day regardless of the number of phones produced.

1 answer

The correct interpretation of the slope and y-intercept of the equation \( y = 1.50x + 20 \) is:

The slope means that, for every phone assembled, you receive $1.50. The y-intercept means that you receive $20 a day regardless of the number of phones produced.

So the first response is accurate.

  • The slope (1.50) indicates the additional income earned for each phone assembled.
  • The y-intercept (20) indicates the fixed daily wage you receive regardless of production.