Jana earns $25 per week for mowing the lawn and deposits the money into her savings account. The amount of money in Jana's account can be represented by the equation y = 25x + 125, where x is the number of weeks she has been mowing the lawn. What does the y-intercept of the graph represent in this situation?

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Chance Harvey

1 May, 04:52

Jana earns $25 per week for mowing the lawn and deposits the money into her savings account. The amount of money in Jana's account can be represented by the equation y = 25x + 125, where x is the number of weeks she has been mowing the lawn. What does the y-intercept of the graph represent in this situation?

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Mathias Sullivan · Answer 1

The amount of money in the account in addition to that earned from mowing lawns.

Step-by-step explanation:

125 is the amount in the account when 0 weeks are spent mowing lawns. Presumably, it is the initial value of the account before the first lawn money is added.