Question

Mr. Davies spent $240 on lunch for his class. Sandwiches x cost $6 and drinks y cost $2. This can be represented by the equation 6x+27=240 Use the x- and y-intercepts to graph the equation.

What do the x- and y-intercepts represent?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

The x intercept is representing the amount of sandwiches bought when no drinks are bought, and the y intercept is the amount of drinks bought when no sandwiches are bought.

we can see that the x value are the amount of sandwiches bouget, and the y value is the amount of drinks bought.

a x intercept has a y value of 0, so that means no drinks, and all sandwiches.

a y intercept has a x value of 0, so that means no sandwiches, and all drinks.

Answer 2

Answer: the x intercept represents the maximum number of sandwiches that can be purchased bc no drinks would be purchased. The y intercept represents how many drinks could be purchased if he didn’t buy any sandwiches

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