A local charity is distributing food packages. They start with a supply of 500 packages and distribute a constant number of packages each day. The equation below models the approximate number of packages, , remaining after days.
The graph of this equation in the -plane is a line. What is the best interpretation of the -intercept in this context?
The charity started with 40 food packages.
The charity distributes 40 food packages per day.
The charity will distribute all 500 food packages in 12.5 days.
After 40 days, the charity will have 500 packages remaining.
