Interpreting Graphs

What is the independent variable in this graph?

• Hours worked
• Dollars earned
• Total income
• Dollars earned per hour

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the dependent variable in this graph?

• Hours worked
• Dollars earned
• Total income
• Dollars earned per hour

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Which of the following most accurately represents the slope of the graph within the context?

• The slope is 200/3
• The slope is dollars earned per hours worked
• This person earns around $0.02 per hour worked
• This person earns around $66.67 per hour worked

Which of the following most accurately represents the y-intercept of the graph within the context

• Before working, this person earned $0
• After 9 hours, the person earned around $600 
• This person earns $0 for every hour worked
• At 0 hours, this person had earned $900

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Choose the accurate independent (I) and dependent (D) variables.

• I - total cost
  D - mowing time
• I - mowing time
  D - total cost
• I - lawnmowers purchased
  D - number of lawns
• I - number of lawns
  D - lawnmowers purchased

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Which BEST describes the slope in this scenario?

• Moe mowed 8 lawns today
• Moe gets paid $8 per hour
• Moe can mow 8 lawns per hour
• I - number of lawns
  Moe gets paid $8 per lawn

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Which BEST describes the y-intercept in this scenario?

• Moe gets paid $60 an hour
• Moe already had $60 before he started mowing lawns
• Moe gets paid $3 per hour
• Moe already had $3 before he started mowing lawns

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Which represents the independent and dependent variables in this scenario?

• I - gallons of fuel
  D - miles driven
• I - miles driven
  D - gallons of fuel
• I - time driven
  D - fuel remaining
• I - fuel remaining
  D - time driven

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

Which BEST describes the y-intercept of the graph?

• The truck has 200 gallons of fuel before driving
• The truck has driven 200 miles already
• The truck has 20 gallons of fuel before driving
• The truck has driven 20 miles already

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

At what rate did the rain fall?

• 2 cm per hour
• ¹/₄ cm per hour
• ¹/₂ cm per hour
• 4 cm per hour

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4