Below is a graph showing the sales in millions of local donut shops in the years since they opened.
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What interpretation can be made from the y-intercept?
How can the point on the graph above be interpreted?
What is the output value of this graph when the input value is 4?
The y-intercept on this graph is the point where the line intersects with the y-axis. It represents the sales in millions of dollars that the donut shops made in their first year of operation.
The point on the graph above represents the sales in millions of dollars made by the donut shops after a certain number of years of operation. Specifically, it represents the sales made in the year that corresponds to the x-axis value of that point.
To find the output value when the input value is 4, we need to locate the point on the graph where x = 4 and then read the y-value. From the graph, we can see that the output value when the input value is 4 is approximately 2.5 million dollars in sales.
To interpret the y-intercept of a graph, we need to understand that the y-axis represents the dependent variable, in this case, the sales in millions. The y-intercept is the value at which the graph intersects the y-axis.
In this particular scenario, the y-intercept indicates the sales (in millions) when the donut shops first opened, before any time has passed. It implies that at the start, the donut shops had some initial sales, even before any time had passed.
To interpret the point on the graph, we need to consider the x-axis and y-axis values. The x-axis represents the independent variable, in this case, the years since the donut shops opened. The y-axis represents the dependent variable, the sales in millions.
For example, if the point is (2, 8), it means that after 2 years since they opened, the sales reached 8 million. So, the point can be interpreted as the sales (in millions) that the donut shops achieved after a specific number of years.
To find the output value of the graph when the input value is 4, you need to locate the x-value of 4 on the x-axis. Then, from that point, draw a vertical line until it intersects with the graph. Finally, read the corresponding y-value at the intersection point. That y-value is the output value (sales in millions) when the input value (years since opening) is 4.
From the information given, the interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph would be the sales of local donut shops at the time they opened. In other words, it represents the initial sales before any time has passed.
The point on the graph can be interpreted as the sales of local donut shops after a certain number of years since they opened. The x-axis represents the number of years since opening, and the y-axis represents sales in millions.
To find the output value of the graph when the input value is 4, you would need to look at the point on the graph where the x-coordinate is 4. The corresponding y-coordinate at that point would give you the output value, which represents the sales of local donut shops after 4 years since opening.