Question

Seth's father is thinking of buying his son a six-month movie pass for $40.

With the pass, matinees cost only $1.00 each.
What is the slope and what does it mean in the context of this problem?
What is the y-intercept and what does it mean in the context of this
problem?

Answer 1

The slope is 1. This is the cost of each matinee.

The y intercept is 40. This is the cost of the pass.

Explanation:

Equation:

y = x + 40

y represent the total spend on seeing movies. Seth's dad pays a one time 40 fee and then 1 for each movie. The x represents the number of movies that he goes to see.

Examples:

His total cost if he goes to see one movie is

y = x + 40

y = 1 + 40

y = 41

His total cost if he goes to see 10 movies is

y = x + 40

y = 10+ 40

y = 50

His total cost if he goes to see 15 movies is

y = x + 40

y = 15 + 40

y = 55

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