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Linear functions SAT question
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Caleb used juice to make popsicles. The function approximates the volume, in fluid ounces, of juice Caleb had remaining after making popsicles. Which statement is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane in this context?
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Choice C is correct. An equation that defines a linear function can be written in the form , where represents the slope and represents the y-intercept, , of the line of in the xy-plane. The function is linear. Therefore, the graph of the given function in the xy-plane has a y-intercept of . It’s given that gives the approximate volume, in fluid ounces, of juice Caleb had remaining after making popsicles. It follows that the y-intercept of means that Caleb had approximately fluid ounces of juice remaining after making popsicles. In other words, Caleb had approximately fluid ounces of juice when he began to make the popsicles.
Choice A is incorrect. This is an interpretation of the slope, rather than the y-intercept, of the graph of in the xy-plane.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
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