document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151542>Question 1151542</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company is deciding whether or not to hire a new worker. The company must pay the worker hourly and cover a daily cost for insurance. The cost to pay an hourly worker for one day is represented by the function y = 8x + 25, where x is hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the y-intercept, and what does it represent?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #773323 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=773323\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> th function is y = 8x + 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is the number of hours worked during the day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 is the cost per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25 is the cost of the insurance per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the y intercept is the value of y when the value of x is equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that represents the daily cost of the insurance which is 25 dollars a day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y represents the total cost for the day which is the number of hours he person works per day times 8 dollars plus 25 dollars for insurance.\r<BR>\n" );
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