PLEASE HELP!! Alice's bank account showed a balance at the beginning of the month of $180. She spent $2.50 each day buying coffee. The amount left in her bank account, y, after x days can be represented by the equation y = 180 – 2.50x.

Describe what the y-intercept means.

a) none of these
b) The y-intercept represents the starting balance.
c) The y-intercept represents the number of days.
d) The y-intercept represents the change in the bank account per day.

let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1

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