Negative Slope Word Problem

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

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

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

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

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

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

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

• 80

• 236.8

• -80

• 72.6

• F

• G

• H

• J

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

• A. 0.2

• B. -0.2

• C. 0.8

• D. -0.8

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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

• zero or no slope

• negative slope

• postivite slope

• undefined slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

• Nonproportional

• Proportional

• Slope Intercept Form

• Negative slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

a line that slants down from left to right

• zero or no slope

• negative slope

• postivite slope

• undefined slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

• F

• G

• H

• J

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6