What does m and b stand for in y=mx+b?

Lin is shopping for a couch with her dad and heard him ask the salesperson “how much is your commission? ” the salesperson says that her commission is 5 1/2% of the selling price. a.how much commission will the salesperson earn by selling a couch for $495? b.how much money will the store get from the sale of the couch?

There is a spinner with 14 equal areas, numbered 1 through 14. if the spinner is spun one time, what is the probability that the result is a multiple of 2 or a multiple of 5?

Joe has a rectangular chicken coop. the length of the coop is 4 feet less than twice the width. the area of the chicken coop is 510 square feet. what is the length of the chicken coup?