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Identify & Interpret Slope and Y-intercept

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the equation y = 5x + 4 the slope is

a)

5

b)

x

c)

4

d)

y

2.

In the equation f(x)= 4x – 6 the y-intercept is

a)

4

b)

x

c)

6

d)

-6

3.

In the equation h=4t – 6 the input is

a)

h

b)

4

c)

t

d)

-6

4.

In the equation c(m)=50m + 79.50 the output is

a)

50

b)

m

c)

79.50

d)

c(m)

5.

The amount Mike gets paid weekly can be represented by the equation p(α)=2.75a + 200, where a is the number of fashion accessories he sells that week.

Which of the following statements is true?


I. 2.75 is the amount he gets paid per cellphone accessory

II. a is the number of accessories he sells that week

III. p(a) is the total amount he gets paid

IV. 200 is the amount he is gaurranteed to be paid each week

a)

Statement I only

b)

Statements I and II

c)

Statements I, II, and IV only

d)

All statements I, II, III and IV, are true

6.

Each day, a local cat shelter spends an average of $2.00 on food per cat. The manager estimates the shelter’s daily expenses, assuming there is at least one cat in the shelter, using the function E(x)= 25 + 2.00x.


Select all the statements below that are true.

a)

E(x) is the input

b)

25 represents the shelter's daily nonfood expenses

c)

x represents the number of cats at the shelter

d)

25 is the slope

e)

25 is the constant term

7.

Select all the statements that are true.

a)

" Cookies eaten" is the input

b)

"Calories Consumed" is the output

c)

The point (6,320) means 320 cookies eaten and 6 calories consumed

d)

The slope of the scenario means calories consumed per cookies eaten

8.

The slope in this scenario is... and means....

a)

$0; how much 0 gallons of gas costs

b)

$3.75; the cost of gas per gallon

c)

$15; the cost of gas

d)

4 gallons; the number of gallons

9.

The slope of this table is...

a)

1/3

b)

3 or 3/1

c)

-3 or -3/1

d)

-1/3

10.

The slope of the line between that passes through (-9,0) and (-4, 5) is...

a)

-9

b)

5/-13

c)

-1

d)

1

11.

The y-intercept in the table is...

a)

(0,3)

b)

(-3,0)

12.

Find the y-intercept, b, of the line that passes through the point (5,8) and a slope 3.

a)

b = –7

b)

b = 8

c)

b = 5

d)

b = –16