Interpreting a Graph Story

Edward drove 80 miles from his home to London.

He stopped and visited his friend Nicola on the way. Here is the distance-time graph for the journey.

How far was Edward from home when he visited Nicola?

• 30 miles

• 40 miles

• 10 miles

• 45 miles

Where is the object not moving

• B

• O

• C

• B

Which runner started out the fastest?

• Albert

• Bob

• Charlie

• none of the above

Anne cycles from Bristol to Salisbury.

The diagram shows the distance-time graph of her journey.

How far from Bristol is Anne at 8:00?

• 15 miles

• 20 miles

• 10 miles

• 40 miles

This graph shows the amount of gas, in ounces, in a lawn mower gas tank, modeled as a function of time.

• The maximum amount of gas in the gas tank was 60 ounces.

• The amount of gas in the gas tank is at a maximum at 0 minutes.

• The gas tank will be empty after 60 minutes.

Jared measured the total height of the water in a bucket at different times during a rainfall. He displays his data using the graph shown. Select ALL the conclusions that Jared can correctly make using the graph.

• The height of the water in the bucket increases 1/2 inch every minute.

• The height of the water in the bucket increases at a rate of 3 inches per hour.

• In the first 20 minutes, the height of the water increases by 2 inches.

• It takes 60 minutes for the height of the water to increase by 4 inches.

• There is already 1 inch of water in the bucket when Jared places it outside.

This graph shows the population of the town of Golden Hills, modeled as a function of time since the town's found.

• The population is increasing throughout the time period.

• The greatest growth in population was from year 5 to 15.

• The population has a constant rate of change.

• The population was about 9,000 when the town was founded.

The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house. 
What was occurring from point B to point C?

• She was increasing her speed.

• She stopped for 4 minutes

• She was decreasing in speed

How long did Edward stop for?

• 2 hours

• 1 hour

• 1.2 hours

• 1.5 hours

What are the x- and y -intercepts on this graph?

• (0,5), (0,5)

• (5,0), (5,0)

• (5,0), (0,5)

• (0,0), (5,0)