Slope in Real-World

The graph shows the number of newspapers delivered and total pay for Leona’ newspaper delivery job.

What does the slope of this graph represent?

• The cost per newspaper

• The total cost of 20 newspapers

• The number of miles Leona travels

• The cost per mile

The graph represents the height of a burning candle.  What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• It takes 10 hours to burn the entire candle

• The candle is getting shorter by one inch per hour.

• The candle is getting taller by one inch per hour.

• The candle started at 10 inches tall.

Charlie rented a moving truck. He paid a daily fee plus a per-mile fee to rent the truck. The equation below represents the daily amount Charlie paid for the truck if he drives it x miles.
y=0.5x+10
What does the slope of the graph of this equation represent?

• The daily fee for the moving truck

• The per-mile fee for the moving truck

• How much Charlie paid for the truck

• The number of miles he drove

The on-call nurse works x hours and charges her patients y dollars for her in-home services based on the equation y = 50x + 25. What is the slope in the equation?

• 25 dollars per hour

• 25 hours per dollar

• 50 dollars per hour

• 50 hours per dollar

This formula is used to find _________.

• the y-intercept

• the origin

• the slope

• the y-axis

Nicholas is buying shirts for his baseball team. He will pay $9.50 for each shirt plus a one-time fee of $22.50 for the design.

Which number is the slope of the line shown by the situation?​ (a)  

• $9.50

• $22.50

• $2.36

• $2.45

What is the place or object you can see that uses slope to be effective?

• Waling up a staircase

• Eating Breakfast

• Watching TikTok

• Typing words

In what way does a water slide demonstrate the concept of slope?

• The color of the slide affects the speed and direction of the water flow.

• The length of the slide affects the speed and direction of the water flow.

• The angle of the slide affects the speed and direction of the water flow.

• The material of the slide affects the speed and direction of the water flow.

How does a playground slide make use of slope?

• The playground slide makes use of slope by having a downward incline.

• The playground slide makes use of slope by having an upward incline.

• The playground slide makes use of slope by being completely flat.

• The playground slide makes use of slope by having a sideways incline.

In what way does a roller coaster track demonstrate the concept of slope?

• The number of people on the roller coaster

• The color of the track

• How long the wait-lines must be

• The speed of the roller coaster