document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107490>Question 107490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi please help me with  this<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mohammad makes bycical tires and is paid according to this y=1.25x, where y is his earnings and x is the number of tires he makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)find the slope and its meaning\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)Find the y intercept and its meaning\r<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 #78267 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=78267\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your equation is already in the slope-intercept form,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the case of\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the value of the intercept is 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope in this case is just the coefficient on the x term, or 1.25.  That means that Mohammad makes $1.25 for every tire he makes, and, since the slope is positive, the more work he does, the more money he makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The intercept in this case is zero, so any time Mohammad takes a vacation day and doesn't make any tires at all, his pay for that day is also zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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