Finding Slope in Word Problem

A climber is on a hike. After 2 hours he is at an altitude of 400 feet. After 6 hours, he is at an altitude of 700 feet. What is the average rate of change? 

• 200

• 150

• 300

• 75

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Average Rate of Change is also known as...

• y-intercept

• x-intercept

• linear

• slope

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

The table below shows the snowfall in a north-eastern city in inches for the first week in January.

Find the average rate of change in the number of inches of snowfall from January 8 to January 11.

• 2/3 in/day

• 2 in./day

• 3 in./day

• 6 in./day

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Find the average rate of change of Pete's height from 3 years old to 5 years old.

• 2 inches per year

• 8 inches per year

• 2 years

• 4 inches per year

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Find the slope of the situation and explain what it means in the context of the situation: Jason is selling model trains online. He sold 6 trains for $180. The independent variable is trains sold and dependent variable is money earned.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Find the slope of the situation and explain what it means in the context of the situation: Raul is planting daisies. When he started today, he already had 7 daisies planted. By the end of three hours, he had 37 daisies planted. The independent variable is hours and dependent variable is daisies planted.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the slope?

• $2/1 mile drive

• $1/2 miles driven

• 2 miles driven/$1 

• 1 mile driven/$2

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Which company shows a greater rate of change?

• Water's Edge Rafts

• Ryan's Rafts

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9

Which statement describes the rate of change of the line?

• $20 each week

• $30 each week

• $25 each week

• $70 each week

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

What is Mrs. Gordon's rate from 0 to 2 seconds?

• 2.5 feet per second

• 0.4 feet per second

• 5 feet per second

• 0.2 feet per second

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6