STAAR DAY 3

The Mayflower travels at a rate of 40 miles every 20 hours. Which graph correctly represents the unit rate for this proportional relationship?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

The Wampanoag girls were excellent basket weavers. They could make 1 basket every 2 hours. Which of the following best represents the relationship between the number of baskets and the number of hours it took the girls?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

When the English colonists arrived at Plymouth, they had to...

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

A colonist can harvest 3 square feet of corn in 5 hours. Which graph has a slope that best represents the number of square feet of corn harvested?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

The graph below shows the relationship between the number of pounds a Pilgrim earned, and the number of animal furs collected. What does the slope of the graph represent?

• The number of furs it takes to earn 320 pounds.

• The amount earned per animal fur.

• The amount earned for 40 animal furs.

• The number of animal furs per pound.

Peter shipped beaver skins to England to repay his debt. The graph below shows the number of hats that were made per beaver skin. Which of the following shows the rate at which hats were created from beaver skins?

• 1 hat for every beaver skin

• 1 hat for every 4 beaver skins

• 15 hats for every beaver skin

• 4 hats for every beaver skin

The table shows the number of hours it took the Wampanoag children to make x baskets. When these data are graphed on a coordinate grid, the points all lie on the same line. What are the slope and y-intercept of this line?

m= ​ (a)   b=​ (b)  

• .25
• 3
• 21.75
• 0
• 10
• 4

The pilgrims stored their food in barrels when on the Mayflower. The table below shows the relationships between the number of barrels and the total amount of food on the ship. How many pounds of food were in each barrel?

Mathematical Equivalence

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What are the slope and the y-intercept of the graph of the linear function shown on the grid?

m=​ (a)   b=​ -1.5

• -0.25
• 12
• 25
• 0.25
• 1.5
• -15

A water hose discharges water at a rate of 45 gallons per minute. Which graph has a slope that best represents this rate?