What does the constant term, 40, represent?

The number of comic books in her collection, y, after x months is modeled by the equation shown.

y = 40 + 60x

What does the number 40 represent in this equation?

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If x is the number of months
60 is the number of comic books she is buying/receiving each month
40 is the number of comic books she started with

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