A student takes out a loan for college. The remaining balance , in dollars, on the loan after payments is modeled by the equation . If this equation is graphed in the -plane, which of the following is the best interpretation of the -coordinate of the line's -intercept?
The initial amount of the loan, in dollars
The amount of each payment made, in dollars
The total number of payments required to pay off the entire loan
The total amount of interest paid on the loan, in dollars
