Question

a bike rental service charges $19.70 initial flat rate and the an additional $5.60 per hour. in this situation, what is the value of the y-intercept

Answer 1

The initial flat rate that bike rental service charges is $19.70

The additonal charges per hour is $5.60.

Let x be the number of hour.

The equation formed is

`19.70+5.60x=y`

The y-intercept is determined by substituting x=0.

`19.70+0=y`

Hence the y -intercept is 19.70 dollar.