Kylie lays bricks for a living. To model her daily income, she writes the equation y = 100 + 0.5x, where x represents the number of bricks laid that day. What does the x coefficient represent in this situation?

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Birdy

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23 August, 03:35

Kylie lays bricks for a living. To model her daily income, she writes the equation y = 100 + 0.5x, where x represents the number of bricks laid that day. What does the x coefficient represent in this situation?

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Sharon Baker · Answer 1

Y = 100 + 0.5x

so x is the number of bricks and y is the total cost

the x coefficient is 0.5 and it is basically saying that she gets 50 cents for every brick laid

the $ 100 is the flat rate fee