What is the meaning of the slope?

The population increase every year

The initial population was 193,000

The number of years the population increases

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $$50 plus $$ 0.20 per mile driven. Write the linear equation that represents the total cost $$C$$ for driving $$m$$ miles. What does the slope represent in this context?

The slope is $$0.20$$ and it represents the cost per mile driven.

The slope is $$50$$ and it represents the flat fee charged by the company.

The slope is $$50$$ and it represents the cost per mile driven.

The slope is $$0.20$$ and it represents the flat fee charged by the company.

A delivery service charges a flat fee of $$5$$ dollars plus $$0.50$$ per pound of package weight. Write the linear equation that represents the total cost $$C$$ for a package weighing $$p$$ pounds. What does the slope represent in this context?

The slope is $$0.50$$ and it represents the cost per pound.

The slope is $$5$$ and it represents the flat fee.

The slope is $$5$$ and it represents the cost per pound.

The slope is $$0.50$$ and it represents the flat fee.

A phone company charges a monthly fee of $$15$$ plus $$0.10$$ per minute of calls. Write the linear equation that represents the total cost $$C$$ for $$m$$ minutes of calls. What does the slope represent in this context?

The slope is $$0.10$$ and it represents the cost per minute of calls.

The slope is $$15$$ and it represents the monthly fee.

The slope is $$15$$ and it represents the cost per minute of calls.

The slope is $$0.10$$ and it represents the monthly fee.

Interpreting the Slope

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Mathematics

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9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

8.EE.B.5, HSF.LE.B.5, HSF.IF.B.4

Standards-aligned

Anthony Clark

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Interpret the slope as a rate.

x label per y label

y label per x label

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Interpret the slope.

y label per x label

x label per y label

Tags

CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Interpret the slope.

hours per kilometer

kilometers per hour

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the slope as a rate?

miles per hour

hours per mile

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The price drops by $40 for every unit.

The price drops by $2 for every unit.

The price was $40 in the beginning.

The price was $2 in the beginning.

Tags

CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the slope of the graph?

-2

2

-1/2

1/2

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Interpret the slope.

The price drops by $40 for every unit.

The price drops by $2 for every unit.

The price was $40 in the beginning.

The price was $2 in the beginning.

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