document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=991565>Question 991565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the profit p in pesos from a buko juice stand can be modeled by the equation p=5x-100 where x represents the number of glasses of buko juice juice sold. what is the y-intercept and explain what does it represent in this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #611489 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=611489\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> p = 5x - 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p is the profit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is the number of glasses of buko juice sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the y-intercept is the value of y when x is equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this would represent their profit if none of the glasses of buko juice was sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you solve for the value of p when x = 0, you will see that p = -100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means that they would have a negative profit if they sold none of the glasses of buko juice.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a negative profit is the same as a loss.<BR>\n" );
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