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At The Beginning Of The Year Nicole Has 5000 In Her Checking Accoun

At the beginning of the year, Nicole has $5,000 in her checking account. She receives a $1,000 paycheck from her job each week. Each paycheck is deposited directly into her account. Write an equation relating the amount of money in Nicole’s account, y, to the number of weeks that have passed since the beginning of the year, x. The equation should be in slope-intercept form.

What is the y-intercept? What does this point represent in the context of the word problem?

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To establish an equation that models the amount of money in Nicole's checking account, we need to identify the initial amount and the rate at which her account balance changes over time. The problem provides that at the start of the year (when x=0 weeks), Nicole's account balance is $5,000. Each week, she receives a paycheck of $1,000 that is deposited directly into her account. Therefore, her account balance increases by $1,000 per week.

Since the problem asks for an equation in slope-intercept form, which is y = mx + b, we identify the components as follows:

  • Initial amount (y-intercept): The starting balance when x=0.
  • Rate of change (slope): The amount deposited per week.

Given that the initial amount is $5,000, this corresponds to the y-intercept (b). The weekly deposit of $1,000 corresponds to the slope (m).

Therefore, the equation relating y (the amount of money in Nicole's account) to x (the number of weeks elapsed) is:

y = 1000x + 5000

In this equation, the y-intercept is 5000, and it represents Nicole's initial account balance at the start of the year, corresponding to x=0 weeks, which makes sense because she initially has $5,000 in her checking account.

Hence, the y-intercept is $5,000, and in the context of the problem, it signifies Nicole's starting balance before any additional paychecks are deposited.

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