Interpreting Variables, Slope & y-Intercepts (Scatter Plots)

What is the y-intercept for the scatter plot shown?

• (0,0)

• (10,100)

• (60,500)

• (100,0)

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

For the graph shown, which two statements are a correct way to interpret the y-intercept?

• The calories started at 0.

• The initial time was 0 minutes.

• The initial calories were 0.

• The exercise log started with 0 minutes.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

What is the slope of the graph shown?
Use the points (0,0) and (60,500) to determine the slope.

Check both the original AND reduced answer.

•  $\frac{500}{60}$  

•  $\frac{60}{500}$  

•  $\frac{25}{3}$  

•  $\frac{3}{25}$  

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

What does the slope mean in the context of the situation graphed?

• You burn 500 calories every 60 minutes of exercise.

• You eat 500 calories when you eat out 60 times.

• You burn 100 calories every 10 minutes of exercise.

• You should not exercise.

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

What is the y-intercept for the given scatter plot?

• (0,900)

• (900,0)

• (2001, 400)

• (1995, 900)

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

Check the two ways you could write the slope for the graph shown.

Use (1995, 800) and (2001, 400) as two good points.

• -400/6

• 400/6

• -200/3

• 200/3

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

What does the slope mean in the situation shown?

• Mumps is not a disease you want to have.

• We have 400 more cases of mumps every 6 years.

• There are less cases of mumps as time goes on.

• There are 400 fewer cases of mumps every 6 years that pass.

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

Check two true statements about the y-intercept for this graph.

• The y-intercept is about (0,16).

• The y-intercept is about (16,0)

• The initial amount of reps for weight lifting is 16.

• The weigh lifting pounds begin at 140.

• The y-intercept 9s (140,0).

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CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.11

Check 2 true statements about the slope for this graph.

Use (0, 16) and (120,2) as "good points."

•  $The\ slope\ is\ about-\frac{14}{120}.$ 
  

•  $The\ slope\ is\ about-\frac{16}{120}.$  

• You lose about 14 reps for every 120 pounds added.
  

• You gain 16 pounds for every 120 minutes of exercise.
  

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CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

Choose the correct variable relationship statement for the following graph.

• As the years decrease, the number of newspapers go down.

• The more time that passes, the number of newspapers sold goes down.

• Every year you sell 10 less newspapers.

• As time passes, we sell more newspapers.

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7