Sal's Sandwich Shop sells wraps and sandwiches as part of its lunch specials. The profit on every sandwich is $2 and the profit on every wrap is $3. Sal made a profit of $1,470 from lunch specials last month. The equation 2x+3y=1,470 represents Sal's profits last month, where x is the number of sandwich lunch specials sold and y is the number of wrap lunch specials sold.1. Change the equation into slope-intercept form. Identify the slope and y-intercept of the equation. Be sure to show all your work below:
Q. Sal's Sandwich Shop sells wraps and sandwiches as part of its lunch specials. The profit on every sandwich is $2 and the profit on every wrap is $3. Sal made a profit of $1,470 from lunch specials last month. The equation 2x+3y=1,470 represents Sal's profits last month, where x is the number of sandwich lunch specials sold and y is the number of wrap lunch specials sold.1. Change the equation into slope-intercept form. Identify the slope and y-intercept of the equation. Be sure to show all your work below:
Solve for y: First, we need to solve for y to get the equation into slope-intercept form, which is y=mx+b. So, we'll subtract 2x from both sides of the equation. 2x+3y−2x=1,470−2x This simplifies to 3y=−2x+1,470.
Divide by 3: Next, we divide everything by 3 to solve for y.y=3−2x+1,470
Simplify the equation: Now, we simplify the equation by dividing each term by 3.y=(−32)x+(31,470)
Calculate y-intercept: Finally, we calculate 1,470 divided by 3 to find the y-intercept.1,470/3=490So, the slope-intercept form of the equation is y=(−2/3)x+490.
Find slope and y-intercept: The slope of the equation is the coefficient of x, which is −32. The y-intercept is the constant term, which is 490.
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