document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=948924>Question 948924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At Computer Central, the cost of renting a computer is $45 plus $35 per day.  The total cost can be represented by the equation y = 45 + 35x, where x is the number of days for which the computer has been rented and y is the total cost of renting the computer. What is the y-intercept of this equation? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using commutative property of addition:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=35x+45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is slope intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b, where b=value of y at the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By definition, the value of x at the y-intercept is 0, so the y-intercept is at the point (0,45) </SPAN>\n" );
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