the total amount of fiber (in grams) in a package containing x apples and y oranges is given by the equation 5x+10y=110
1 find and interpret the y-intercept. 2find and interpret the x-intercept. 3how many grams of fiber does an orange contain? 4how many grams of fiber does an apple contain? 5is it possible for the package to contain 15 apples? explain.
Similarly, the x intercept is the value of x when y = 0.
To find each of these, we separate the equation as shown in the attached image. After solving for x and y, we find that the y intercept is 11 and the x intercept is 22. (The image will show the process of finding each).
For part e, we substitute 15 in for x. So instead of putting x in the equation, we will put 15 and solve for y. After solving, we see that y will equal 3.5.
However, since we cannot have a "half apple" in the package, we see that it is not possible to have 15 apples in the package.
