SOLUTION: 3. A group of workers is harvesting berries at a constant rate. An equation that represents the number of baskets of berries the workers picked over a period of time, in hours, is

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Question 1058486: 3. A group of workers is harvesting berries at a constant rate. An equation that represents the number of baskets of berries the workers picked over a period of time, in hours, is y = 5x + 10.
(a) What are the slope and the y-intercept for the equation that represents the number of baskets of berries the workers picked over a period of time?
(b) What are the rate of change and the initial amount? Explain the meaning of the rate of change and the initial amount for the situation.
(c) Use graph paper to draw a graph representing the situation. Label the axes appropriately.
Answer:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=5x%2B10 
y    number of baskets of berries
x    time in hours during which the group picked berries
5    the slope, meaning 5 baskets per hour
10   Initial number of baskets of berries - no reason is determined from the description.


Why the 10 for the y-intercept? Ten baskets were already picked during a previous time period. The clue is, "...over a period of time".