Question

at a gas station, the price of gas is 4 dollars per gallon. the graph below represents the relationship between the cost of gas and the number of gallons of gas purchased. what does the vertical intercept mean in this problem? the vertical intercept is 0. the vertical intercept, 0, means that gallons cost dollars.

Explanation:

The vertical intercept of a cost vs. quantity graph occurs when the number of gallons (x-value) is 0. At this point, the total cost (y-value) corresponds to the cost of purchasing 0 gallons of gas.

Answer:

The vertical intercept, 0, means that $\boldsymbol{0}$ gallons cost $\boldsymbol{0}$ dollars.