Question

isaiah starts with 6 dollars in his bank account. he earns 8 dollars per hour helping an elderly neighbor and deposits the money into his account. what does the vertical intercept of 6 mean in this situation? the account starts with $6 in it. isaiah deposits $6 into the account for every 1 hour worked. isaiah deposits $1 into the account for every 6 hours worked.

Explanation:

The vertical intercept (y-intercept) of a graph represents the value of the dependent variable (dollars in account) when the independent variable (hours worked) is 0. In this context, when Isaiah has worked 0 hours, his account has $6, which is his starting amount.

Answer:

The account starts with $6 in it.