Questions: Use the graph to answer the following questions.
Answers have a 5% tolerance to allow for estimation.
Note that slope may be positive or negative.
What is the y-intercept of the graph?
What is the slope of the graph?
Transcript text: Use the graph to answer the following questions.
Answers have a $5 \%$ tolerance to allow for estimation.
Note that slope may be positive or negative.
What is the $y$-intercept of the graph? $\square$
What is the slope of the graph?
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Find the y-intercept
The y-intercept is the point where the graph crosses the y-axis. In this graph, the line crosses the y-axis at y = 0.
Step 2: Find two points on the line.
Two points that lie perfectly on the gridlines of the graph are (0,0) and (60,12).
Step 3: Calculate the slope
The slope of a line is calculated using the formula: (change in y) / (change in x). In this case, slope = (12 - 0) / (60 - 0) = 12/60 = 1/5 = 0.2