Question

Sarah has been working as a nutritionist since 2004. She gets paid by the hour and has increased her hourly charges each year since she started. The equation y=2.5x - 16.00 can be used to model Sarah's hourly charge, y.wherex represents the number of years since 2004. Which statement describes the nutritionist's hourly rate?*

Answer 1

it is given that, the equation of Sarah's hourly charge is,

y = 2.5x + 16

here, x = number of years.

this equation is representing that, her hourly charge was16 $ in 2004 and it has increased 2.50 $ each year,

thus, the answer is option B