Question

Geoff purchased an annual golf pass for a municipal golf course in his town. He pays a flat fee for the annual golf pass and then each round he plays he must pay the additional cost for a golf cart. A linear model of this situation contains the values (25 , 1,167) and (41 , 1,407), where x represents the number of times he plays each year, and y equals the total amount he spends on golf in one year. What is the flat fee for the annual golf pass? A. $15 B. $1,032 C. $792 D. $807

Answer 1

To find the flat fee for the annual golf pass, we need to find the y-intercept of the linear model. The y-intercept is the point at which the line crosses the y-axis, which in this case represents the flat fee for the annual golf pass.

The equation of a line in slope-intercept form is y = mx + b, where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept.

We can find the slope of the line using the two points given: (25, 1,167) and (41, 1,407). The slope is (1,407 - 1,167) / (41 - 25) = 240 / 16 = 15.

Now that we know the slope, we can use either of the two points given to find the y-intercept. Let's use the point (25, 1,167). Plugging the values into the equation y = mx + b, we get 1,167 = 15 * 25 + b. Solving for b, we find that b = 1,167 - 15 * 25 = -300.

The y-intercept is -300, so the flat fee for the annual golf pass is $300. The correct answer is therefore D, $807.