Question

Guided Practice


Carlos believes that the grade he receives on his math test is directly related to the amount of hours he spends studying. The equation y=12x+50 equals 12 x plus 50 represents the percentage grade he thinks he will earn, where y is the percentage grade and x is the number of hours that he spends studying. What does the y-intercept in his equation represent?


A.
If Carlos doesn’t study at all, his grade will be 50%.


B.
Carlos will spend 50 hours studying for his math test.


C.
For each hour Carlos spends studying, his grade will improve by 12%.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Use the slope-intercept form  y  =  m x  +  b  to find the slope  m  and y-intercept  b .

Slope:  

− 12 /49

y-intercept:  

( 0 ,  0 )