Jeremy Was Ordered to Perform 700 Hours of Community Service $x$

Multiple Choice

Jeremy was ordered to perform 700 hours of community service by picking up litter along the highway. Jeremy spends 10 hours each day picking up litter. The equation that tells the number of hours (y) that remain on the sentence after $x$ days is $y=700$ - 10x. Find the $y$ - intercept of this equation, and explain what it signifies.

A) $(0,70)$ The original sentence is 70 hours.
B) $(700,0)$ The original sentence is 700 hours.
C) $(70,0)$ After 70 days, there are no more required hours.
D) $(0,700)$ The original sentence is 700 hours.