Linear Equation from Context

Joseph is driving on a long road trip. He wrote an equation to represent how many gallons of gas he has left in his tank, g=7-0.4h, where g represents the number of gallons and h represents time in hours. What is the meaning of the g-value when h=1?

• How long it takes Joseph to run out of gas

• The number of gallons of gas at the time h=0

• The number of gallons in the tank after one hour

• The number of gallons in the tank when the trip ends

Nathaniel is taking a multiple choice test. His grade is given by the equation y=105−3x, where y represents his final score and x represents the number of questions he got wrong. What is the meaning of the y-value when x=1?

• The score he would get if he only missed one question

• The number of problems on the test

• His score with 0 problems wrong

• The points he loses for every wrong question

Adam is taking a multiple choice test. His grade is given by the equation y=200−4x, where y represents his final score and x represents the number of questions he got wrong. What could the number 4 represent in the equation?

• His score with 0 problems wrong

• The points he loses for each wrong question

• The score he would get if he only missed one question

• The number of problems on the test

A camp charges families a fee of $625 per month for one child and a certain amount more per month for each additional child. Use the graph to write an equation in slope-intercept form to represent the amount a family with x additional children would pay.

• y = 625x + 225

• y = 225x 

• y = 225x + 625

• y =  625

You are visiting Baltimore, MD and a taxi company charges you a flat fee of $3.00 for using the taxi and $0.75 per mile.

Which of the following equations matches the situation?

• 0.75x + 3y = 50

• y = 0.75x + 3

• y = 3x + 0.75

• 3x + 0.75y = 50

• 50 = -0.75x + y

What does the slope mean in the context of the problem?

• The cost will increase by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will increase by $1.90 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.90 per topping 

A holiday meal costs $12.50 a person plus a delivery fee of $30. Which equation represents the amount a holiday meal costs, including delivery, for x people?

• y = 12.5x + 30

• y = 12.5 + 30

• y = 12.5 + 30x

Sandra has a $20 itunes gift card and spends $3 each month.  Which equation can be used to find how much money Sandra has on her giftcard after x months?

• y = 3x + 20

• y = 3 + 20x

• y = -3x + 20

• y = -20x + 3

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 situations could be descried by the equation y= -25x + 120

• There are 120 people in the football stadium, and 25 more are entering each hour.

• A plumber charges $25 for a house call and $120 per hour.

• A teacher has 120 students. Her third period has 25 students

• There are 120 gallons of water in a tank. It releases water at a rate of 25 gallons per minute