Quiz about Slope Intercept Word Problems

Question 1

Which of the following situations could be descried by the equation y=120-25x?

Accepted Answer

There are 120 gallons of water in a tank. It releases water at a rate of 25 gallons per minute

Answer

There are 120 people in the football stadium, and 25 more are entering each hour.

Answer

A plumber charges $25 for a house call and $120 per hour.

Answer

A teacher has 120 students. Her third period has 25 students

Question 2

The equation below represents an elevator's height after an amount of seconds. Using this equation, what should the height of the elevator be after 14 seconds?
h(s) = -3.8s + 290

Accepted Answer

236.8

Answer

80

Answer

-80

Answer

72.6

Question 3

Jackson started with $800 in his savings account, but has to pay $30 a month for his electricity bill. Write an equation that relates his savings, y, to the amount of months, x.

Accepted Answer

y = -30x + 800

Answer

y = 30x - 800

Answer

y = -30x

Answer

y = 12x - 30

Question 4

Stephanie owes her mom $80 for a recent trip to the mall. She plans to payback $15 a month until it is paid back. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that relates the amount she owes, y, to the amount of months, x.

Accepted Answer

y = 15x - 80

Answer

y = 15x + 80

Answer

y = -15x + 80

Answer

y = -15x - 80

Question 5

a line that slants down from left to right, or downhill

Accepted Answer

negative slope

Answer

zero or no slope

Answer

postivite slope

Answer

undefined slope

Question 6

a line that slants down from left to right

Accepted Answer

negative slope

Answer

zero or no slope

Answer

postivite slope

Answer

undefined slope

Question 7

In order to join an online learning community, there is a $20 startup fee and a $5 monthly fee. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that models this situation.

Accepted Answer

$$y=5x+20$$

Answer

$$y=5x-20$$

Answer

$$y=20x+5$$

Answer

$$y=20x-5$$

Question 8

As the x value increases, the y value decreases. The line starts at the top left and goes toward the bottom right.

Accepted Answer

Negative slope

Answer

Nonproportional

Answer

Proportional

Answer

Slope Intercept Form

Question 9

What is the letter that represents slope?

Accepted Answer

m

Answer

y

Answer

b

Answer

x

Question 10

What is the equation for the table above?

Accepted Answer

y = -3x + 20

Answer

y = 3x + 20

Answer

y = -1/3x + 20

Answer

y = 6x - 2

Question 11

Easy Car Rental charges $8.50 an hour plus a rental fee of $25.50 to rent the car. Which equation represents the total charges for x hours?

Accepted Answer

y = 8.50x + 25.50

Answer

y = 8.50 + 25.5

Answer

y = 25.5x + 8.50

Question 12

What type of slope?

Accepted Answer

negative

Answer

zero

Answer

undefined

Answer

positive

Question 13

Categorize the slope of the line

Accepted Answer

Negative

Answer

Positive

Answer

Zero

Answer

Undefined

Question 14

What does "m" represent in y=mx+b?

Accepted Answer

slope

Answer

y-intercept

Answer

mushroom

Answer

nothing

Question 15

Write the equation that represents this word problem: Quinn's car is filled up with 14 gallons of gas. She uses 2 gallons of gas every hour.

Accepted Answer

y= 14 - 2x

Answer

y= 14x - 2

Answer

y= -2x - 14

Answer

y= 2x - 14

Answer

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