1. a company is deciding whether or not to hire a new worker. the company must pay the worker hourly and cover a daily cost for insurance. the cost to pay an hourly worker for one day is represented by the function y = 8x + 25, where x is hours. what is the y-intercept, and what does it represent? 8; it represents the hourly wage for the worker 8; it represents the cost for insurance 25; it represents the cost for insurance 25; it represents the hourly wage for the worker 2. analyze the following statement: brandon puts his water in the refrigerator so it will stay cold. is the statement an example of correlation or causation? correlation, because there aren't enough observable trials causation, because a refrigerator keeps things cold no relationship, because water temperature is independent of whether or not it is in a refrigerator there is not enough information to make a conclusion