Linear Equations in Context

What does the y-intercept represent in this context?

• The height of the screw head above the wood before Tanvir rotated the screwdriver

• The number of millimeters per rotation that the screw height changes

• The number of rotations it takes to change the screw head height by 111 millimeter

• The number of rotations it takes to get the screw into the wood.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What does the slope represent in this situation?

• $40 per week spent on candy

• $1 spent every 2 weeks on buying candy

• $40 he started with before buying candy

• $2 spent per week to buy candy

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What does the y-intercept represent?

• $40 lost buying candy

• 40 weeks of losing money by buying candy

• $40 in the saving account when he started buying candy

• $2 lost per week from savings to buy candy

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What does the slope represent in this context?

• Hank gains 158 pounds per week.

• Hank has a starting weight of 158 pounds.

• Hanks gains 1.5 pounds per week.

• Hank loses 1.5 pound per week.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Hint: You will need Desmos with this question. Remember the magic equation y1~mx1+b

The table shows the number of negative reviews a restaurant receives in relationship to the number of people in attendance daily at the restaurant.

Which statement is true?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

What does the y-intercept mean in this context?

• Hank has a starting weight of 158 pounds.

• Hank loses 1.5 pounds per week.

• Hank now has a weight of 156.5 pounds.

• Hank loses 158 pounds per week.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Rich is a member of a gym. He pays a monthly fee plus a per-visit fee. The equation below represents the monthly amount Rich pays for his membership to the gym per month for x visits.
y=3x+10
What does the y-intercept of the graph of this equation represent?

• The monthly fee

• How much Rich pays per visit

• The number of times Rich goes to the gym

• The total cost at the end of the month

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Charlie rented a moving truck. He paid a daily fee plus a per-mile fee to rent the truck. The equation below represents the daily amount Charlie paid for the truck if he drives it x miles.
y=0.5x+10
What does the slope of the graph of this equation represent?

• The daily fee for the moving truck

• The per-mile fee for the moving truck

• How much Charlie paid for the truck

• The number of miles he drove

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What does the slope represent in this context?

• The number of eggs that fit in the basket

• The mass per egg

• The mass of the basket

• Amount of eggs per basket

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

An elevator travels down from the top floor of a skyscraper. Its height, in feet, is given by the equation h=800-8t, where h represents the elevator's height, in feet, and t represents the time, in seconds. What could the number 8 represent in the equation?

• How quickly the elevator decends, in feet per minute

• The height the elevator stars at

• The elevator's final height

• The elevator's height after one second

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5