SOLUTION: y = 0.5 + 3x. What would be the starting point, and how does y change as x increases.

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Question 884268: y = 0.5 + 3x. What would be the starting point, and how does y change as x increases.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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That is an equation of a line. A line has no starting point. The equation given is written almost in slope-intercept form. It is equivalent to y=3x+0.5 and so since you are asked for the slope, you can read this from the slope-intercept equation form. Coefficient on x, 3.