Standard Addition Chemistry problem

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Homework Statement


Slide titled Homework #10 with a question on lead in drain water by flame atomic absorption and a table of [Pb] added in mg/mL against absorbance at 217 nm in AU: 0.0 gives 2.3, 10.0 gives 4.4, 15.0 gives 5.3, 20.0 gives 6.1, 25.0 gives 7.5, 30.0 gives 8.7.



Homework Equations


Not completely sure, but I believe equation is:
Cx = bCs/mVx
cx = concentration of sample
b= y-intercept
cs= concentration of standard
m=slope
Vx=volume of sample


The Attempt at a Solution


I plotted the values on a graph with Absorbance on the Y-axis and [Pb] added on the X-axis, and put a trendline extending through the X axis. Eqn I came up with is y=.209x+2.211

My teacher was very vague with standard addition and through searching the web it said the best way to figure out the initial concentration is through spiking the samples. I am really not sure where to else to go with this problem since my equation above has several variables that aren't given in the problem statement (volume, concentration of standard).
 
Well? X in this case represents the added lead in mg/mL. What would the value of y represent when x=0?