Writing Linear Equations

Cheddar cheese costs $4.25 per pound. Which equation best represents y, the total cost of x pounds of cheddar cheese?

• x = 4.25 + y

• x = 4.25y

• y = 4.25 + x

• y = 4.25x

Write the equation for the table given

• y = 1/3x
• y = 3x
• y = 1/2x

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

• y-intercept
• slope
• macaroni
• nothing

What is the y-intercept in the following equation:  y=-4x-5

• -4
• -4x
• 5
• -5

Which equation best represents the relationship between x and y in the table shown?

• y= 5x+5
• y=1/5x+5
• y=15x+5
• y=10x+5

A music club membership costs $15 to start and $8 per cd. Write an equation.

• C = 15 + 8
• C = 15x +8
• C = 8x + 15
• none of these

Write the equation of a line with a slope of -3 and y intercept of 8

• x = 8
• y = -3
• y = 8x -3
• y = -3x + 8

A fitness club opens with 80 members. Each month the membership increases by 15 members. Which equation represents the relationship between the number of months the club has been opened, x, and the total fitness club membership, y?

• y=15x
• y=15x+80
• y=x+15
• y=80x+15

Which of the following is the slope-intercept form?

• m = (y₂ - y₁)/(x₂ - x₁)

• y = mx + b

• y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

• ax + by = c

Which equations represents the verbal description?

• y = 6x + 27

• y = -6x + 27

• y = 27x + 6

• y = 27x - 6