Slope Applications and Word Problems

The table shows the amount of water in a pool as it drains. Calculate the slope and explain what it means.

• 2.4 gallons of water are added to the pool each hour.

• 2.4 gallons of water are drained from the pool each hour.

• 41 gallons of water are added to the pool each hour.

• 41 gallons of water are drained from the pool each hour.

The graph shows the height of a candle after the given number of minutes. Calculate the slope and state its meaning.

• The candle decreases in height by 1/10 of an inch every minute.

• The candle increases in height by 1/10 of an inch every minute.

• The candle decreases in height by 1/2 of an inch every minute.

• The candle increases in height by 1/2 of an inch every minute.

The graph shows the height of a candle after a given number of minutes. How long did it take for the candle to totally burn?

• 30 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 80 minutes

• 100 minutes

Write the equation that represents this word problem:

Quincy notices that a tree grows by about one inch every month since bought it. When he bought the tree, it was 18 inches tall.

• y= 18x + 1

• y= 18x - 1

• y= x + 18

• y= x - 18

• Answer Not Here

How many customers will they serve after 5 hours?

• 80

• 40

• 400

• 5

What does the y intercept represent?

• The amount of cases already chopped

• The amount of cases he can chop in an hour

• His starting salary

• The hours Jared works

What does the slope show?

• shots each player made

• games per shots

• shots made per game

• greens per game

Neo has already written 1 page, and she expects to write 1 page for every additional hour spent writing. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the hours spent writing x and the total pages written y.

Tube already owns 11 stamps, and additional stamps are priced at 0.7 per dollar. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the money spent on additional stamps x and the total number of stamps y.