Interpreting slopes and y-intercepts of lines

Charlie rented a moving truck. He paid a daily fee plus a per-mile fee to rent the truck. The equation below represents the daily amount Charlie paid for the truck if he drives it x miles.
y=0.5x+10
What does the slope of the graph of this equation represent?

• The daily fee for the moving truck
• The per-mile fee for the moving truck
• How much Charlie paid for the truck
• The number of miles he drove

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

The graph represents gasoline consumption when driving a certain distance in km.  What is the meaning of the slope?

• The tank started with 50 L of gasoline
• the amount of gasoline consumed per km driven
• the distance it takes to lose a Liter of gas
• the gasoline is leaking because the slope is negative.

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

The equation c = 0.20t + 3.50 shows the relationship between the charge c in dollars for renting a kayak for t minutes.What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• It costs $3.50 per minute to rent a kayak.
• For $0 you can rent a kayak for 3.5 minutes.
• Every 3.50 minutes, you have to pay $1.00.
• You have to pay $3.50 up front before using the kayak.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

The equation c = 0.20t + 3.50 shows the relationship between the charge c in dollars for renting a kayak for t minutes.  What is the meaning of the slope of the equation?

• For $1.00, you can rent a kayak for 20 minutes.
• It costs $0.20 per minute to rent the kayak.
• You have to pay $0.20 up front before using the kayak at all.
• Every .2 minutes, you have to pay $1.00.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

The graph shows the weight of a bucket as it is filled with sand. What is the weight of the empty bucket?

• 0 pounds

• 1 pound

• 2 pounds

• 6 pounds

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What does the y-intercept represent?

• The amount of each deposit made

• The initial amount of money in the savings account

• The number of deposits made

• The amount of money in the savings account after 50 deposits

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What does the slope mean in the context of the problem?

• The cost will increase by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will increase by $1.90 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.90 per topping

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• The hamburger will cost $1.90 without any toppings.
• The hamburger will cost $1.40 without any toppings. 
• The cost of the hamburger is $1.90 with one topping
• The cost of the hamburger doesn't change no matter how many toppings there are.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

• 3
• 4x
• 4
• x

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

The graph represents the height of a burning candle.  What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• the time it takes to burn the entire candle
• the rate at which the candle is losing height
• the change in the height of the candle each hour
• the original height of the candle

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5