Linear Graphs Word Problems

In the equation y=mx+b, what does the m represent?

• slope

• y-intercept

• linear

• point-slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

Find the slope of the line that passes through (10, -8) and (1, 12).

• 20/9

• -20/9

• 4/9

• 9/4

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What does 'b" represent in y=mx+b

• y-intercept

• macaroni

• nothing

• slope

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

Find the slope

• -5/7

• 7/5

• -7/5

• 5/7

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

find the slope

• 3/2

• -3/2

• (-0,-3)

• none of the above

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Joe’s Canoes charges an initial fee of $20 plus $4 an hour. Callie’s Canoes charges a flat rate of $14 an hour. Find the number of hours for which the total amount that both places charge would be the same.

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

For lunch, Amanda had a hamburger and some potato chips. The hamburger totaled 325 calories and each chip had 12 calories. Write a liner equation to represent the situation.

• y = 12 + 325

• y = 12x  + 325

• y = 325 - 12x

• y = 325x + 12

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

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

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

A holiday meal costs $12.50 a person plus a delivery fee of $30.  Which equation represents the amount a holiday meal costs, including delivery, for x people?

• y = 30 + 12.5x 

• y = 12.5 + 30

• y = 12.5 + 30x

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CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

Karissa earns $200 per week plus $25 per item she sells. Which form of a linear equation would best represent the relationship between the number of items she sells (x) and her pay per week (y)?

• Standard Form

• Slope Intercept Form

• Point Slope Form

• None of the above

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2