Question

A chess team is ordering customized t shirts for a competition.

The table is x 6 12 18 24
y 84 132 180 228
I know the equation is y=8x+36 I just need to know what the meaning of the slope and the y-intercept are in context of the problem

Answer 1

Using the ordered pairs from the table, you can find the linear equation.

• y = 8x + 36 is correct

The slope of 8 represents the price of each t-shirt.

The y-intercept of 36 represents additional charge relevant to ordering, like processing or delivering cost.