Interpret Graphs of Functions

Arcadia Inc. manufactures videogames. This is a graph showing the profit, in thousands of dollars, made by the company over the first six months of the year. Which statement about the company's profits is incorrect?

• The profits increased from January to February.
• The largest profit for the six-month period was $275,000.
• The profit decreased from April to June.
• The smallest profit for the six-month period was $150,000.

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Interpret the y-intercept of the graph.

• All those polled used a social networking site 8 months after February 2005.

• About 8% of those polled used a social networking site in February 2005.

• No one used a social networking site in February 2005.

• There were 8 social networking sites in February 2005.

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Identify the independent and dependent variables.

• game; score

• score; game

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Identify the independent and dependent variables.

• time; temperature

• temperature; time

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

What is the tortoise's constant speed (average rate of change)?

• 60 feet/ 3 minutes
• 40 feet/minute
• 60 feet/minute
• 40 feet/ 3 minutes

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Choose the best situation for the graph.

• A car is moving at a constant speed for several minutes. When it approaches a red light, it slows down and comes to a stop.
• A plant grows steadily and then has a growth spurt during the rainy season. It remains the same height for a while and then grows steadily again.
• A family buys a fish tank and some fish. After two weeks, they buy some more fish. After two more weeks, they buy even more fish.
•  A monkey swings from a high branch to a lower branch. He climbs along the branch. Then he jumps to a higher branch and takes a nap.

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What is happening at D?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

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Which runner had a head start?

• A
• B
• C

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At what time did runner A pass runner B?

• 0 seconds
• 1 second
• 2 seconds
• 3 seconds

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For 1-6 Match the verbal description with the part of the graph it describes.
1. Stays the same.

• F
• A
• D
• C

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