Interpreting Linear Functions

At what rate did the rain fall?

• 2 cm per hour

• ¹/₄ cm per hour

• ¹/₂ cm per hour

• 4 cm per hour

Which company shows a greater rate of change?

• Water's Edge Rafts

• Ryan's Rafts

What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The sloth runs 1 feet in 3 minutes

• The sloth runs 3 feet in 1 minute

• The sloth runs fast

• The sloth runs 6 feet in 1 minute

Sandra has a $20 itunes gift card and spends $3 each month.  Which equation can be used to find how much money Sandra has on her giftcard after x months?

• y = 3x + 20

• y = 3 + 20x

• y = -3x + 20

• y = -20x + 3

Printer ink costs $18.99 per cartridge. The company that sells the ink cartridges charges a flat rate shipping fee of $7.95, no matter the number of cartridges purchased in a single order. Which linear function models the total cost, t, for a single order of c cartridges?

• c = 26.94t

• c = 18.99t + 7.95

• t = 26.94c

• t = 18.99c + 7.95

Printer ink costs $16.89 per cartridge. The company that sells the ink cartridges charges a flat rate shipping fee of $4.25, no matter the number of cartridges purchased in a single order. Which linear function models the total cost, t, for a single order of c cartridges?

• c = 21.14t

• c = 16.89t + 4.25

• t = 21.14c

• t = 16.89c +4.25

Printer ink costs $16.89 per cartridge. The company that sells the ink cartridges charges a flat rate shipping fee of $4.25, no matter the number of cartridges purchased in a single order. Which linear function models the total cost, t, for a single order of c cartridges?

• c = 21.14t

• c = 16.89t + 4.25

• t = 21.14c

• t = 16.89c +4.25

Which equation shows the number of bottles left after x days?
A family buys a case of water with 48 bottles and drinks 5 bottles per day.

• y = 48x + 5

• y = -5 + 48x

• y = -5x - 48

• y = 48 - 5x

Which of the following is another meaning of y-intercept?

• location

• initial value

• total

• constant rate

Dorothy loves to make cakes.  The following table shows how the number of eggs that she has left changes as she makes cakes.
What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• She uses 5 eggs for every 2 cakes.

• She started with 47 eggs.

• She uses 47 eggs for every 0 cakes.

• She started with 5 eggs.