SOLUTION: How do you interpret the slope and y-intercept in a real-world case?

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Question 274421: How do you interpret the slope and y-intercept in a real-world case?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Earlsdon:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If "x" is the time when something happens,
the y-intercept tells you what happened
at the very beginning of the time period.
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Ex: If A(t) = 3t + 10
where A(t) is the amount of money you have at time t,
then A(0) = 10 is the amount you started with.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope is the rate of change of the dependent variable (y) with respect to the independent variable (x).
The y-intercept is the value of the dependent variable (y) when the independent variable (x) is zero.