A horse owner has 50 lbs of hay that is 6% protein by weight. He adds x lbs of oats that is 12% protein by weight.

The function y=.06 (50) +.12x/50+x

models the percent of protein, y, in the final mixture of feed. What is the y-intercept of the function that models the percent of protein in the final mixture?

y-intercept=

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19 April, 13:39

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Nick Bowman · Answer 1

The second part of the problem is "The amount of protein the feed has if no oats are added."

Precious Reid · Answer 2

Y intercept is when you set x=0, so y-intercept = 0.06*50 = 3 lbs of protein