Interpreting Slope and Y Intercept of a Line

The equation c = 0.20t + 3.50 shows the relationship between the charge c in dollars for renting a kayak for t minutes.  What is the meaning of the slope of the equation?

• For $1.00, you can rent a kayak for 20 minutes.

• It costs $0.20 per minute to rent the kayak.

• You have to pay $0.20 up front before using the kayak at all.

• Every .2 minutes, you have to pay $1.00.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What does the y-intercept represent?

• The amount of each deposit made

• The initial amount of money in the savings account

• The number of deposits made

• The amount of money in the savings account after 50 deposits

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

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

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

The graph represents gasoline consumption when driving a certain distance in km.  What is the meaning of the slope?

• The tank started with 50 L of gasoline

• the amount of gasoline consumed per km driven

• the distance it takes to lose a Liter of gas

• the gasoline is leaking because the slope is negative.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Compare the initial values and the rates of change.

• The functions have different initial values and different rates of change.

• The rates of change are the same, but the initial values are different.

• The functions have the same initial value, but the rates of change differ.

• The y-intercepts are the same, but the rates of change differ.

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9

• A
• B
• C
• D

• A
• B
• C
• D

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

Select the statement that is true.

• The slope represent the number of cookies in a package.

• The slope represents the total number of calories consumed.

• The slope represents the total number of cookies eaten.

• The slope of the scenario means calories consumed per cookies eaten

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What is the meaning of the slope?

• The cost to get into the fair is $5

• The total cost for the day will increase by $1.75 for every ride you go on.

• The cost to get into the fair is $1.75

• The total cost for the day will increase by $5 for every ride you go on. 

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What is the meaning of the slope?

• Her bill will increase by $2.95 for every grandchild she brings.

• The cost for Mrs. Franklin's meal is $6.85

• Her bill will increase by $6.85 for every grandchild she brings.

• The cost for Mrs. Franklin's meal is $2.95

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5