Math 8: Slope Intercept Part 2

What does "m" represent in y=mx+b?

• y-intercept

• slope

• distance

What does "b" represent in y=mx+b?

• slope

• unit rate

• y-intercept

• distance

What is the equation of a line when m = -7 and b = -8?

• y = -7x + 8

• y = -7x - 8

• y = 7x - 8

• y = 7x + 8

What is the equation of a line with a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of -5?

• y = 5x - 2

• y = 2x - 5

• y = -2x - 5

• y = 2x + 5

Match the Graph with its slope.

• Zero

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• Negative

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• Positive

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• Undefined

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What is the y-intercept in the equation y= -2x + 5

• -2
• 3
• 5
• Cannot be Determined

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

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

Apeach has already taken 4 pages of notes on his own, and he will take 3 pages during each hour of class. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the time in class x and the number of pages y.