Finding Slope from Multiple Representations

Dev keeps a record in graph form of how far his car travels and the number of gallons of gasoline it uses.
What is the slope of the graph?

• 64

• 128

• 32

• 16

Find the slope of the line.

• 1/2

• -1/2

• 2/1

• -2/1

What is the slope of the line defined by y = 6.5x?

• y

• x

• 6.5

• =

Which graph represents the equation y = 1/3·x?

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What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The sloth runs 1 feet in 3 minutes

• The sloth runs 3 feet in 1 minute

• The sloth runs fast

• The sloth runs 6 feet in 1 minute

The graph shows the candle's height (cm) as it burns (minutes).  What does the slope MEAN?

• The candle burns 1 cm every minute.

• The candle burns 2 cm every 2 minutes.

• The candle burns 2 cm every minute.

• The candle burns 1 cm every 2 minutes.

What is the slope in the picture?

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• Undefined

Find the slope of the line.

• Undefined

• 0

• 1

• -1

What is the slope?

• -1/5

• -5

• -4

• -6

What is the slope?

• -1/3

• -3

• -4

• 5