SOLUTION: Jesse starts the month with $20 on his transit card. If his round trip fare each day is $3.50, how many days can he use the card before he needs to pay more money to cover another

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Question 647287: Jesse starts the month with $20 on his transit card. If his round trip fare
each day is $3.50, how many days can he use the card before he needs to pay more money to cover another trip? Make a graph to show the amount of money on Jesse’s card for each day of the month until he runs out. What is the y-intercept and what is the slope of the graph?

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



The equation to put into y equals in your graphing calculator is: ,
The number attached to in the equation is always the slope, and you will get if you set .
S0, in your case the would be and would be your .

If you have to draw the graph by hand remember rise over run, and start with your point on the axis, and point on the axis.
is at (,)

.......->... ->... ->... ........so, is at (,)


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