Quiz about Representing Linear Equations

Question 1

Find the slope of the line.

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

-2/1

Answer

2/1

Answer

-1/2

Question 2

The equation of this line is...?

Accepted Answer

y=3x

Answer

y=3x + 1

Answer

y=(1/3)x + 1

Answer

y=(1/3)x

Question 3

True or False:
The "Time" (hours) is a dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 4

The "Distance from Home" (miles) is best described as:

Accepted Answer

b) the dependent variable

Answer

a) on the x-axis

Answer

c) the independent variable

Answer

d) both a & c

Question 5

What is the equation for the graph?

Accepted Answer

y=46x

Answer

k=46

Answer

y=92x

Answer

x=92y

Question 6

Which statement best describes the relationship of x and y in the table?

Accepted Answer

Proportional

Answer

Not Proportional

Question 7

What is the unit rate in this proportional relationship?

Accepted Answer

60 miles/1 hour

Answer

120 miles/ 2 hours

Answer

1 mile/ 1 hour

Question 8

What is the slope of the table?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

-2/1

Answer

-1/2

Answer

2/1

Question 9

What is the slope in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Positive

Answer

Negative

Answer

Zero

Answer

Undefined

Question 10

Calculate the slope.

Accepted Answer

m=4/3

Answer

m=-4/3

Answer

m=-3/4

Answer

m=3/4

Question 11

What is the slope in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Negative

Answer

Positive

Answer

Zero

Answer

Undefined

Question 12

Find the slope of the line.

Accepted Answer

4/1

Answer

1/4

Answer

-1/4

Answer

-4/1

Question 13

When a line is considered "proportional", that means it goes through the origin ( 0, 0 )

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 14

what is the correct way to find the slope of the line?

Accepted Answer

Rise/Run (Rise over Run)

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Run/Rise (Run over Rise)

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Slope/Run (slope over Run)

Answer

Rise/Slope (Rise over slope)

Question 15

What is the rate of change?

Accepted Answer

slope

Answer

time on a graph

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points

Answer

nonsense

Question 16

How do you correctly write an ordered pair?

Accepted Answer

(x,y)

Answer

(y,x)

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(0,0)

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(yy,x)

Question 17

What is the slope in the equation y=2x + 3?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

Cannot be Determined

Question 18

What is the y-intercept in the equation y= -2x + 5

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

-2

Answer

3

Answer

Cannot be Determined

Question 19

What is the y-intercept?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

7

Answer

5/2

Answer

-4

Question 20

What is the y-intercept in this table?

Accepted Answer

(0, 6)

Answer

(-2, -2)

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(1, 2)

Answer

(6, 0)

Question 21

What is the y-intercept in this table?

Accepted Answer

(0, 5)

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(-1, 9)

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(1, 1)

Answer

(5, 0)

Question 22

Write the equation of the line.

Accepted Answer

y = -3/2x + 4

Answer

y = -2/3x + 4

Answer

y = 2/3x + 4

Answer

y = 3/2x + 4

Question 23

Which equation matches the table?

Accepted Answer

y = 3x + 9

Answer

y = x + 9

Answer

y = x + 3

Answer

y = 12x - 3

Question 24

For babysitting, Nicole charges a flat fee of $3, plus $5 per hour. Write an equation for the cost, C, after h hours of babysitting.

Accepted Answer

C = 5h + 3

Answer

C = 3h + 5

Answer

H = 5c + 3

Answer

H = 3c + 5

Question 25

What does the slope mean in this situation?

Accepted Answer

2 gallons of water leaves per minute

Answer

1 gallons of water leaves per minute

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2 gallons of water leaves every 2 minutes

Answer

2 gallons of water comes into the tank per minute

Question 26

Talk time Phone Company charges $0.12 per minute of phone use plus a monthly service fee of $8.00 for its phone service.  Which equation below can be used to find c, the total cost for one month when m, minutes are used?

Accepted Answer

c = 0.12m + 8

Answer

c = 0.12m + 8m

Answer

c = 8m + 0.12m

Answer

c = 0.20m

Question 27

What is the meaning of the slope?

Accepted Answer

You will receive $4 per paper delivered.

Answer

You will receive $5 per paper delivered

Answer

You will receive $20 per paper delivered

Answer

You will receive $20 for the day

Question 28

What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

Accepted Answer

Colby's initial deposit was $100.

Answer

Colby's initial deposit was $150

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Colby is adding $5 per week

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Colby is adding $10 per week

Question 29

What is the meaning of the slope?

Accepted Answer

Colby is adding $5 per week

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Colby's initial deposit was $100.

Answer

Colby's initial deposit was $150

Answer

Colby is adding $10 per week

Question 30

What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

Accepted Answer

The cost for the service without any hours of calling is $5

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The cost of the service without any hours of calling is $6

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The cost per minute is $0.05

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The cost per minute is $0.50

Question 31

What is the meaning of the slope?

Accepted Answer

The cost per minute is $0.05

Answer

The cost for the service without any hours of calling is $5

Answer

The cost of the service without any hours of calling is $6

Answer

The cost per minute is $0.50

Question 32

Which type of slope is a horizontal line?

Accepted Answer

Zero

Answer

Undefined

Answer

Positive

Answer

Negative

Question 33

Definition: the y-coordinate where the graph crosses the y-axis

Accepted Answer

y-intercept

Answer

y-axis

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y-coordinate

Answer

y-doggies

Question 34

Rise / Run is used for what?

Accepted Answer

Finding the slope of a line

Answer

Getting out of bed in the morning

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Track practice

Answer

Finding the y intercept of a line.

Question 35

What is the definition of slope?

Accepted Answer

The change in the y value over the change in the x value

Answer

How steep a line is.

Answer

The change in the x value over the change in the y value

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A positive or negative line

Question 36

The slope of this line is

Accepted Answer

negative

Answer

positive

Answer

undefined

Answer

zero

Question 37

y intercept = -7
slope = 2/9
Write the equation of the line in slope intercept form.

Accepted Answer

y = 2/9x -7

Answer

y = - 2/9x + 7

Answer

y = -7x + 2/9

Answer

y = x

Question 38

What is the definition for a linear equation?

Accepted Answer

an equation whose graph is a line

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an equation whose graph is bowl shaped

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where the graph crosses the x-axis

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something with an equals sign

Question 39

What is the general form of a linear equation?

Accepted Answer

y = mx + b

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y = 2x + 1

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m = (y2- y1)/(x2 - x1)

Answer

x = my + b

Question 40

What letter represents slope?

Accepted Answer

m

Answer

a

Answer

j

Answer

b

Question 41

What letter represents the y-intercept?

Accepted Answer

b

Answer

a

Answer

j

Answer

m

Question 42

What does the slope tell us?

Accepted Answer

how to move from one point to another (rise/run)

Answer

Where the graph crosses the x-axis

Answer

where the graph crosses the y-axis

Representing Linear Equations

43 questions

Find the slope of the line.

The equation of this line is...?

True or False:
The "Time" (hours) is a dependent variable.

The "Distance from Home" (miles) is best described as:

What is the equation for the graph?

Which statement best describes the relationship of x and y in the table?

What is the unit rate in this proportional relationship?

What is the slope of the table?

What is the slope in the picture?

Calculate the slope.

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Representing Linear Equations

43 questions

Find the slope of the line.

The equation of this line is...?

True or False:The "Time" (hours) is a dependent variable.

The "Distance from Home" (miles) is best described as:

What is the equation for the graph?

Which statement best describes the relationship of x and y in the table?

What is the unit rate in this proportional relationship?

What is the slope of the table?

What is the slope in the picture?

Calculate the slope.

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True or False:
The "Time" (hours) is a dependent variable.