Slope/Intercept

In the equation, y=2x+6, the 6 is the...

• slope

• y-intercept

• x-axis

• y-axis

• slope

• y-intercept

What is the Y-INTERCEPT?

What is the SLOPE?

What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• Mrs. Franklin's meal will cost $6.85 if she brings no grandchildren. 

• Mrs. Franklin's meal will cost $2.95 if she brings no grandchildren. 

• Mrs. Franklin's bill will increase by $2.95 for every grandchild she brings. 

• Mrs. Franklin's meal will decrease by $2.95 for every grandchild she brings.

What is the slope?

• $2/1 mile drive

• $1/2 miles driven

• 2 miles driven/$1 

• 1 mile driven/$2

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

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.

The table represents a used car salesman's monthly salary including commission made on the sale of cars.  What is the y-intercept and what does it represent?

• The y-intercept is $850/car and it represents the commission per car sold.

• The y-intercept is $1500/car and it represents the commission per car sold.

• The y-intercept is $1500 and it represents the monthly salary before commission.

• The y-intercept is $2775 and it represents the monthly salary before commission.

The table represents a used car salesman's monthly salary including commission made on the sale of cars.  What is the slope and what does it represent?

• The slope is $850/car and it represents the commission per car sold.

• The slope is $425/car and it represents the commission per car sold.

• The slope is $1500 and it represents the monthly salary before commission.

• The slope is $850 and it represents the monthly salary before commission.