Compare the Rates of the Slopes

Who has the greater slope?

• Smith has the greater slope with 5/4

• Harmon has the greater slope with 7/2

• Smith has the greater slope with 4/5

• They have the same slope.

What is the slope to rent a raft from Water's Edge Rafts?

• $6 per hour

• $5 per hour

• $1 for 6 hours

• $1 for 5 hours

What is the Slope to rent a raft from Ryan's Rafts?

• $15 per hour

• $2.25 per hour

• $17.25 per hour

• $1 per hour

Which company shows a greater slope?

• Water's Edge Rafts

• Ryan's Rafts

Which statement is true?

• The slope of Line 1 is -3 and the slope of Line 2 is 2 so Line 2 is changing at a faster rate

• The slope of Line 1 is 2 and the slope of Line 2 is 3 so Line 2 is changing at a faster rate.

• The slope of Line 1 is -3 and the slope of Line 2 is -2 so Line 1 is changing at a faster rate.

• The slope of Line 1 is -2 and the slope of Line 2 is -3 so Line 1 is changing at a faster rate.

Which company shows a greater rate of change?

• Water's Edge Rafts

• Ryan's Rafts

Equation A:   y = 2x + 3
Equation B:   y = 3x - 3
Which equation has a higher slope? 

• Equation A

• Equation B

• They have the same slope

• They have the same slope.

Which line is the steepest?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• All are the same steepness

D. Line 4 has a slope of 1/2. Line 1 has a slope of -1. Of these two lines, which is steeper? How can you tell from the given slopes?

|-1| _ |1/2|

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