Sandra enters a pumpkin growing contest each year. Currently, her pumpkin measures 36 inches in circumference. Using data from previous years she models the weekly growth for her pumpkin with the equation y = 2x + 36. What is the meaning of the y-intercept in the equation? A) end date of the contest Eliminate B) starting date of the contest C) starting size of the pumpkin D) largest size the pumpkin can grow