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.

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

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.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

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

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

How many customers will they serve after 5 hours?

• 80

• 40

• 400

• 5

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What does the slope show?

• shots each player made

• games per shots

• shots made per game

• greens per game

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

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.

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CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

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.

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