Real Life Functions

Randy charges his tenants $400 each month to rent his houses plus $600 security deposit. In the new year, the property taxes increased on the area where he rents so as a result he must increase the rate of change by $25 to ensure his profits are not harmed. What equation best represents how much his tenants will now have to pay?

• y = 425x + 600

• y = 425 + 600x

• y = 400x + 625

• y = 400 + 625x

What is the rate of change (slope) to rent a raft from Ryan's Rafts?

• $15 per hour

• $2.25 per hour

• $17.25 per hour

• $1 per hour

Who is losing weight faster?

• Valerie

• Oscar

• Mrs. Conte

• They are losing the same amount of weight

The cost of Nate’s service is described by y = 4x + 6. The table shows the cost of Beth’s service. Find the equation for Beth's service.  Which service is cheaper for 8 movies in one month?

• Beth's service ($38 vs. $40) is cheaper

• Nate’s service ($42 vs. $44) is cheaper

• Nate’s service ($38 vs. $40) is cheaper

• Beth's service ($42 vs. $44) is cheaper

The equation below represents an elevator's height after an amount of seconds. Using this equation, what should the height of the elevator be after 14 seconds?
y = -3.8x + 290

• 80

• 236.8

• -80

• 72.6

Jenny went to the sale at Kohl's last weekend.  
T-shirts were on sale for $15 each and hoodies were on sale for $20 each.  If she spent $150 total, write an equation to represent this situation.  

• 20x + 15 = y 

• 35x = y 

• 15x + 20y = 150 

• 150 - 20x = 15y 

The Roaming Cell Phone Company charges $15.00 per month plus $0.20 per minute of airtime usage.  If Juanita uses x minutes of airtime, what is an equation that can be used to determine her monthly cell phone bill (C)?

• C = 0.20x + 15

• C =15 (0.20x)

• C = 15 + x + 0.20

• C = 0.20 + 15x

Margaret is a waitress at The Seafood Bonanza.  She earns $3 an hour plus 90% of her tips.  Write an equation for her salary, S, if she works h hours and earns d dollars in tips.

• 3h + 0.90d = S

• S = 90d + 3h

• S = 3d + 90h

• S = 3h + 9.0d

Speedy Boat Rental charges a $15 deposit fee plus $2 for each hour of use to rent a paddle boat.  Write an equation for C, the total cost, to rent the boat for h hours.

• h = 2C + 15

• C = 15h + 2

• h = 15C + 2

• C = 2h + 15

A man is climbing down from 100 feet high descending 30 feet per minute. Which function models his descent?

• y = 100 - 30x

• y = 100 + 30x

• y = 100x + 30

• y = 100x - 30