If

e

x

= 243 and

e

y

= 32, then

e

3

x

+

4

y

5

=?

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 )