Forms of Linear Equations & Word Problems

What does "m" represent in y=mx+b?

• y-intercept
• slope
• macaroni
• nothing

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

What is the y-intercept in the following equation:  y=-4x-5

• -4
• -4x
• 5
• -5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

If m=3 and b=6, what is the correct slope intercept equation?

• y=3-6
• y=3x-6
• y=3x+6
• y=6x+3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

Find the x and y intercepts
4x - 5y = 40

• x intercept is 10 
  y intercept is 8
• x intercept is 10
  y intercept is 20
• x intercept is 8
  y intercept is 10
• x intercept is 10
  y intercept is -8

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

Write the equation below in standard form
y = 2/3 x + 5.

• -2/3x+y=5
• 2x - 3y= -15
• -6/3x + 3y= 15
• -2x+3y=15

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Which of these represents point-slope form of a linear equation?

• y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)
• Ax + By = C
• y = mx + b

For the equation
y - 3 = 2(x + 4),
the line has a slope of 2 and contains what point?

• (-4, 3)
• (3, -4)
• (-3, -4)
• (-4, -3)

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.5

A man is climbing down from 100 feet high descending 30 feet per minute.

• y = 100 - 30x
• y = 100 + 30x
• y = 100x + 30
• y = 100x - 30

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

The Roaming Cell Phone Company charges $15.00 per month plus $0.20 per minute of airtime usage.  If Juanita uses x minutes of airtime, what is an equation that can be used to determine her monthly cell phone bill (C)?

• C = 0.20x + 15
• C =15 (0.20x)
• C = 15 + x + 0.20
• C = 0.20 + 15x

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Would you write a linear equation to model the following situation in slope-intercept form or standard form? 
Mrs. Harris is going to the movies. She spends $10 per ticket and $5 per bucket of popcorn. She only wants to spend $50. 

• Slope-intercept
• Standard form

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3