Interpreting Slope Intercept Graphs

What is the y-intercept showing us?

• We have used no paint

• We will use 5 gallons of blue paint for 3 gallons of yellow paint

• We start off with 5 gallons of blue paint

• We start off with 3 gallons of yellow paint

What is the slope of this line and what is it representing?

• 80; they are driving 80 mi every 1 hour

• 20; they are driving 20 mi every 1 hour

• 40; they are driving 40 mi every 1 hour

• 160; they are driving 160 mi every 1 hour

What is the slope representing in this graph?

• They make $5 for every candle they sell

• They make $0.20 for every candle they sell

• They make $1 for every candle they sell

• They make $2.50 for every candle they sell

What does the slop show?

• rides per dollars

• salary per dollars

• dollars per rides

• uber per salary

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What does the slope show?

• pancakes per seconds

• seconds per pancakes

• bob per seconds

• seconds per slope

Joe tracked the height of his Dalmatian puppy from age 13 weeks to 25 weeks. He graphed the data and determined the line of best fit is y = 1.12x + 28.78. What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The puppy weighed 28.78 pounds at age 13.

• For every week that goes by, the puppy gains 1.12 pounds.

• The puppy gains a pound every 1.12 weeks.

• The puppy weighs 1.12 pounds when it was born.

What does the slope mean in the context of the problem?

• The cost will increase by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will increase by $1.90 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.90 per topping 

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.

What does the slope represent?

• 1 movie per millions

• admit one

• salary per movie

• highest paid salary