Question

Jing just got a new job. She started at a pay rate of $12.50 per hour and will get a $0.50 raise each year. Max started a job where is salary is found by the equation y=x+10, where x is the number of years. What is the initial value for Jing?

Answer 1

initial value for Jing is $12.50.

Explanation:

It is given that Jing started at a pay rate of $12.50 per hour and will get $0.50 per year. So, 0.50 is slope and y intercept is 12.50 for this equation.

The y intercept represents the initial value for the Jing.

So, initial value is $12.50.