WorksheetsNegative Slope Word Problem
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following situations could be descried by the equation y=120-25x?
There are 120 people in the football stadium, and 25 more are entering each hour.
A plumber charges $25 for a house call and $120 per hour.
A teacher has 120 students. Her third period has 25 students
There are 120 gallons of water in a tank. It releases water at a rate of 25 gallons per minute
The equation below represents an elevator's height after an amount of seconds. Using this equation, what should the height of the elevator be after 14 seconds?
h(s) = -3.8s + 290
80
236.8
-80
72.6
F
G
H
J
A. 0.2
B. -0.2
C. 0.8
D. -0.8
a line that slants down from left to right, or downhill
zero or no slope
negative slope
postivite slope
undefined slope
As the x value increases, the y value decreases. The line starts at the top left and goes toward the bottom right.
Nonproportional
Proportional
Slope Intercept Form
Negative slope
a line that slants down from left to right
zero or no slope
negative slope
postivite slope
undefined slope
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
J
