WorksheetsSlope-Intercept Form Word Problems Practice - A
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
A plumber has owned his own business for 21 years. He charges $25 for a service call plus $50 per hour of service. Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the cost, C, after h hours of service.
C = 50h + 25
C = 25h + 50
C = 50h - 25
H = 25h - 50
A plumber has owned his own business for 21 years. He charges $25 for a service call plus $50 per hour of service.
What is the total cost for 8 hours of work?
A plumber has owned his own business for 21 years. He charges twenty-five dollars for a service call plus fifty dollars per hour of service. Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the cost, y, after x hours of service.
An airplane 30,000 feet above the ground begins descending at a rate of 2,000 feet per minute. Write an equation to model the situation. Let y = the height of the plane and x = the number of minutes.
An airplane 30,000 feet above the ground begins descending at a rate of 2,000 feet per minute.
What is the altitude of the plane after 5 minutes?
A canoe rental service charges a $20 transportation fee and $30 dollars an hour to rent a canoe. Write an equation representing the cost, y, of renting a canoe for x hours.
A canoe rental service charges a $20 transportation fee and $30 dollars an hour to rent a canoe.
What is the cost of renting the canoe for 6 hours?
A canoe rental service charges a $20 transportation fee and $30 dollars an hour to rent a canoe.
If the total cost of the canoe was $650, how many hours was it rented?
A man is climbing down from 100 feet high descending 30 feet per minute. Write an equation to model the situation. Let y = the height of the man and x = the number of minutes.
A man is climbing down from 100 feet high descending 30 feet per minute. Write an equation to model the situation. How high is he from the ground after 2 minutes?
Sandra has a twenty-dollar iTunes gift card and spends three dollars each month. Which equation can be used to find how much money Sandra has on her gift card after x months?
Sandra has a $20 itunes gift card and spends $3 each month. How much will she have left on her gift card after 5 months?
Tim buys a new computer for his office for $1200. For tax purposes, he declares a linear depreciation (loss of value) of $200 per year. Let y be the declared value of the computer after x years. Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form to model the value of the computer over time.
Tim buys a new computer for his office for $1200. For tax purposes, he declares a linear depreciation (loss of value) of $200 per year. Let y be the declared value of the computer after x years. Find that value after 4.5 years.
A family buys a case of water with 48 bottles and drinks 5 bottles per day. Which equation shows the number of bottles left after x days?
y = 48x + 5
y = -5 + 48x
y = -5x - 48
y = 48 - 5x
A plumber charges $25 for a service call plus $50 per hour of service. Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the cost, C, after h hours of service.
C = 25 + 50h
C = 50 + 25h
h = 25 + 50C
h = 50 + 25C
In order to join an online learning community, there is a $20 startup fee and a $5 monthly fee. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that models this situation.
y = 5x + 20
y = -5x + 20
y = 20x + 5
y = 20x + 5x
In order to join a dancing club, there is a $30 startup fee and a $4 monthly fee. Write an equation in
slope-intercept form that models this situation.
y = 30x + 4
y = 4x - 30
y = -4x + 30
y = 4x + 30
Basmala is saving money to buy new iphone. She has saved $50 so far and plans to $20 each week for the next few months. Write an equation that represents how much money she will have after x weeks.
y = 50x + 20
y = -50x + 20
y = 20x + 50
y = -20x + 50
Ja'Kaia saved $500 from her birthday and Christmas. She is spending about $25 per week. Which equation represents how much money she will have after x weeks?
y = 500x + 25
y = -500x + 25
y = 25x + 500
y = -25x + 500
