Slope Intercept Real World

An amusement park has an entrance fee, and then there is a cost to ride each ride. The total cost (y) can be modeled by y=1.5x+20 where x is the number of rides you ride. What does the y intercept represent?

• Number of rides

• The entrance fee

• The cost for food

• The cost per ride

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

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

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

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.

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

The equation c = 0.20t + 3.50 shows the relationship between the charge c in dollars for renting a kayak for t minutes.  What is the meaning of the slope of the equation?

• For $1.00, you can rent a kayak for 20 minutes.

• It costs $0.20 per minute to rent the kayak.

• You have to pay $0.20 up front before using the kayak at all.

• Every .2 minutes, you have to pay $1.00.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Which statement matches the graph?

• Taylor can write 6 words per minute

• Taylor can write 25 words per minute

• Taylor can write 50 words per minute

• Taylor can write 150 words per minute

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

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.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What is the meaning of the y-intercept in this graph?

• when the gas tank is empty

• tank started with 15 gallons

• the rate at with the tank empties (1 gallon every 25 miles)

• the car started with 200 miles

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Which statement below accurately represents the graph?

• $100 is earned for each hour worked

• $100 is earned for every 2 hours worked

• $500 is earned for every 8 hours worked

• $200 is earned for every 3 hours worked

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

The equation c = 0.20t + 3.50 shows the relationship between the charge c in dollars for renting a kayak for t minutes.What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• It costs $3.50 per minute to rent a kayak.

• For $0 you can rent a kayak for 3.5 minutes.

• Every 3.50 minutes, you have to pay $1.00.

• You have to pay $3.50 up front before using the kayak.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

The graph represents the height of a burning candle.  What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• the time it takes to burn the entire candle

• the rate at which the candle is losing height

• the change in the height of the candle each hour

• the original height of the candle

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5