Slope and Y-Intercept in Word Problems

Write the equation that represents this word problem:

Marsha gets a job that pays $15 per hour, and she started the week with $20

• y= 15x + 20

• y= 20x + 15

• y= 15 + 20

• y= 20 + 15

• Answer Not Here

What does the y-intercept represent on this graph?

• starting salary is 100,000

• salary per day

• Director's salary

• every day is 100,000

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What does the slope represent on this graph?

• starts at 0

• starting salary

• Salary per Movie

• highest salary

How many customers will they serve after 5 hours?

• 80

• 40

• 400

• 5

An amusement park has an entrance fee, and then there is a cost to ride each ride. The total cost (y) can be modeled by y=1.5x+20 where x is the number of rides you ride. What does the y intercept represent?

• Number of rides

• The entrance fee

• The cost for food

• The cost per ride

What is the slope and y-intercept of the line y = 4x - 10?

• m= 10

  b = 4

• m = -10

  b = 4

• m = -4

  b = 10

• m = 4

  b= -10

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

• 1/2
• -1/2
• 2
• -2

Write the equation that represents this word problem:

Miles makes tacos at a restaurant. He has already made 8 tacos, and can make 3 tacos per minute.

• y= 8x + 3x

• y= 3x + 8

• y= 8x + 3

• y= 3 + 8

• Answer Not Here

Write the equation that represents this word problem:

Nora owes her parents $400 for a computer, so she babysits for $10 per hour.

• y= 10x + 400

• y= -10x - 400

• y=10x - 400

• y= -10x + 400

• Answer Not Here

Write the equation that represents this word problem:

Nicholas received $100 for his birthday. He decides to spend $20 per day on whatever he wants.

• y= 20x + 100

• y= -20x - 100

• y= 20x - 100

• y= -20x + 100

• Answer Not Here