Real-Life Slope Challenges: Apply and Write in Form

1. A car travels from point A (2, 3) to point B (5, 11). What is the slope of the line representing the car's path?

• 3/2

• 7/4

• 5/8

• 8/3

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2. A hiker moves from point C (1, 2) to point D (4, 8). Calculate the slope of the line that represents the hiker's ascent.

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 2

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3. A bike path runs from point E (3, 4) to point F (6, 10). What is the slope of this bike path?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 3

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4. A train travels from station G (0, 0) to station H (4, 12). Determine the slope of the train's route.

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 4

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5. A student scores 70 points on their first test (1, 70) and 90 points on their second test (3, 90). What is the slope of the line that represents their score improvement?

• 15

• 10

• 5

• 20

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6. A gardener plants flowers at point I (2, 5) and point J (5, 20). Find the slope of the line that represents the growth of the flowers.

• 15

• 5

• 3

• 10

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7. A plane flies from airport K (1, 1000) to airport L (3, 3000). What is the slope of the plane's altitude change?

• 2000

• 1500

• 500

• 1000

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8. A runner completes a race from point M (0, 0) to point N (5, 25). Calculate the slope of the runner's performance over the distance.

• 0

• 3

• 10

• 5

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9. A building's height increases from point O (2, 10) to point P (6, 30). What is the slope of the line representing the building's height increase?

• 5

• 7

• 4

• 6

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10. A swimmer's speed increases from point Q (1, 2) to point R (4, 8). Determine the slope of the line that represents the swimmer's speed increase.

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

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