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Martha is training for a duathlon, which includes biking and running. she knows that yesterday she covered a total distance of over 55.5 miles in more than than 4.5 hours of training. martha runs at a speed of 6 mph and bikes at a rate of 15.5 mph.

Mr. jones determined that the equation y = 98 - 16/5 x could be used to predict his students' unit test scores, based on the number of days, x, a student was absent during the unit. what was the meaning of the y-intercept of the function? (by the way the 16/5 is a )