Slope and Y-intercept from Equations, Ordered Pairs and Graphs

What letter represents the slope in the equation y = mx + b ?

• x
• y
• m
• b

Which letter represents the y-intercept?

• y

• m

• x

• b

In the following equation, what is the y-intercept?  
y = -3x + 7

• -3
• 7
• -3/7
• 3

What is the slope in the equation:  y=4x+3

• 3
• 4x
• 4
• x

Which ordered pair represents the Y-Intercept?

y = -2/3x + 2

• (0,2)

• (2,0)

• (0,-2)

• (0, -2/3)

Identify the slope and y intercept in the equation of the line: y = -1/3x + 1

• Slope: 1/3
  y-intercept: 1
• Slope: 1/3
  y-intercept: -1
• Slope: -1/3
  y-intercept: 1
• Slope: -1/3
  y-intercept: 0

Given that y = 4x - 6, what is the y-intercept?

• b = 4

• b = 6

• b = -6

• b = x

What does "m" stand for in the slope formula?

• y axis

• slope

• y coordinate

• x coordinate

Find the slope of the line that passes through (10, -8) and (1, 12).

• 20/9
• -20/9
• 4/9
• 9/4

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 4) and (6, 12)

• 1/2
• -1/2
• 2
• -2