Interpreting the Slope

What is the slope in the equation:  y=4x+3

• 3

• 4x

• 4

• x

Tell whether the table represents a linear or non-linear relationship.  If it is linear, state the rate of change.

• Linear    ^-2/₃

• Linear  ²/₃

• Linear   ^-3/₂

• Not linear

Find the slope of the line.

• Undefined

• 0

• 1

• -1

• How many minutes she was on the phone 
• What Tara pays per minute
• Tara's base fee for her phone service
• How much Tara owes at the end of each month

Which statement below accurately represents the graph?

• $100 is earned for each hour worked

• $100 is earned for every 2 hours worked

• $500 is earned for every 8 hours worked

• $200 is earned for every 3 hours worked

Determine the slope and y-intercept.         y = 3/2x + 3

• slope: 5   y-intercept:  (0,3) 

• slope: 3/2   y-intercept:  (0,3) 

• slope:  4  y-intercept:  (0,3/2)

• slope: 1/5   y-intercept:  (0,5) 

Find the slope of the line that passes through
(10, 1) and (5, 2)

• 1/5

• -1/5

• 5

• -5

Find the slope.

• -2

• 2

• ¹/₂

• -¹/₂

Janice is saving money for retirement. The equation y = 500x + 12,000 models her retirement savings where y is the total she has saved in dollars, and x is the number of months. Interpret the slope.

• Janice saves $12,000 every 500 months

• Janice saves $500 every 12,000 months

• Each month, Janice saves an additional $500

• Each month, Janice saves an additional $12,000

James has to sell restaurant discount cards as part of a fund raiser for soccer. The equation y = -10x + 500 models his selling where y is the total number of cards and x is the number of days.

Interpret the slope.

• James is selling 500 cards over 10 days

• James earns $500 for every 10 cards he sells

• James is selling 10 cards each day

• James starts with 500 cards to sell.