The function $f(x)$ is defined as 17 more than 3 times a number $x$. …

Question

Prompt

The function

f (x)

is defined as 17 more than 3 times a number

x

. If

y = f (x)

is graphed in the xy-plane, what is the best interpretation of the y-intercept?

When

f (x) = 0

, the number is

- \frac{17}{3}

When the number is 0,

f (x) = 17

For each increase of 1 in the value of the number,

f (x)

increases by 3.

The value of

f (x)

increases by 1 for each increase of 3 in the value of the number.