Question

Which graph represents viable values for y = 5.5x, where x is the number of cans of tomato paste and y is the total weight of the sealed cans in ounces? In other words how is the graph going to look like?

Answer 1

Answer:

The graph will go through the origin (0, 0) with a slope of 5.5.

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation y = 5.5x is written in slope-intercept form.  This form is y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

In this equation, m = 5.5.  Since there is no value added to the equation, this means that b=0.

This means that when x = 0, y = 0; it passes through the origin.

The slope is 5.5; this means that for every increase in cans, the number of ounces increases by 5.5.

Answer 2

Y = 5.5x is a linear equation (i.e. the highest power of the variables is 1). Therefore, the line will be a straight line with a slope of 5.5