Interpreting Y=MX+B

Which equation has a positive slope?

• y= 3x + 5

• y= -3x + 5

• y= -3x - 5

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which variable represents y-intercept in the linear equation y=mx+b?

• y

• x

• m

• b

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

What is the y-intercept of this equation? 
y = 5x + 8 

• (0, 5)

• (5, 0) 

• (0, 8) 

• (8, 0) 

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

What is the slope of this equation? 
y = 3x - 4 

• 3

• -4

• 3x

• 4

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What does the "b" stand for in y=mx+b?

• slope

• x-intercept

• y-intercept

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

In the equation y=mx+b, m is the ____.

• Slope

• Y-intercept

• X-intercept

• Origin

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

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

In the line y = mx + b, what is true?

• The y-intercept is

  (0, b)

• The x-intercept is

  (0, b)

• The slope is m

• It is linear

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

y = 3/2x + 3

• slope: 5   y-intercept:  3 

• slope: 3/2   y-intercept:  3 

• slope:  4  y-intercept:  3/2

• slope: 1/5   y-intercept:  5 

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

How would you write the equation with a slope of 2/3 and a y-intercept of -3

• y=3/2x+3

• y=2/3-3

• y=2/3x-3

• y=2/3x+3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3