Agroup of workers are picking apples at a constant rate. an equation that represents the number of baskets of apples the workers picked over a period of time, in hours, is y = 2x + 8.(a) what are the slope and the y-intercept for the equation that represents the number of baskets of apples the workers picked over a period of time? (b) what are the rate of change and the initial amount? explain the meaning of the rate of change and the initial amount for the situation.(c) use graph paper to draw a graph representing the situation. label the axes appropriately.

(a) Slope and intercept

In the equation y = 2x +8, the coefficient of x is the slope and the constant is the y-intercept.

Thus,

slope = 2; y-intercept = 8

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(b) Rate of change and initial amount

The rate of change is the slope. The units of y are baskets of apples and the units of x are hours. So,  

rate of change = 2 baskets of apples per hour

The initial amount when x = o.

When x = 0, y = 8. so

Initial amount = 8 baskets of apples

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(c) Graph

Your graph should look something like the one below.

I'm a little confused on this...

Step-by-step explanation:

Either this was a typo or the question's wording doesn't make much sense. It's kind of tough to even call this a question, considering it doesn't have a question mark. I might say 1500 athletes, but I'm not sure the rest of the question. If you messed up the wording a little bit and rewrote the answer I'd be happy to fix it.