Slope
Y-intercept
Vocabulary
Word Problems
Linear Functions
100
Find the slope of (5,4)(6,7)
What is 3?
100
find the y-intercept from (1,2) m=2
What is b=0?
100
The initial value of a linear function
What is Y-intercept
100

Ismael started the day with a 120 feet long irrigation pipe. He used the equation L=15s+120 to determine the total length of the pipe L after "s" number of new sections of pipe were welded on to the end. What does the slope of 15 represent in the context of the problem?

What is the length of each of the new section of pipe added?

100
Find the equation of the line (2,4) m=2
What is y=2x
200
What is the slope of (2,6) (1,8)
What is -2?
200

Find the y-intercept from (1,3) m=3

What is b=0?

200
How steep a linear function is.
What is slope?
200

Ricardo is draining his pool for the winter. There are 240 gallons in the pool and it is decreasing at a rate of 20 gallons per hours. Write an equation to represent the relationship between the amount of water in the pool, y, and the number of hours the pool has been draining, x.

What is y=240-20x?

200

Find the equation of the line going through (0,-3) m=5

What is y=5x-3?

300

Find the slope from the following points: (2,4) (2,6)(2,8)(2,-10)?

What is undefined?

300
Find the y-intercept (-2,5) m=-3
What is b=-1?
300

Linear Equation written like 

(y - y1) = m(x - x1)

What is a Point slope form?

300

Steven is learning to scuba dive. The equation D=20L+15 represents the depth he can dive in feet, D, based on the number of lessons he has had, L. How deep can Steven dive after he takes 3 lessons?

What is 75 feet?

300

Find the equation of the line with y intercept 6 and slope 5.

What is y=5x + 6?

400

Find the slope (-4,-7) (1,3)

What is 2?

400

Find the y-intercept (2,3)(3,4)(4,5)

What is b=1

400

y=mx+b is this format for a linear equation.

What is slope intercept form?

400

David works at the T-shirt shack selling tees. The equation y=15x-45 represents the profit that the T-shirt Shack makes for each t-shirt sold, where y is the total profit and x is the number of t-shirts sold. How many t-shirts does the T-shrit Shack need to sell to make a profit of $0?

What is 3 t-shirts?

400
Find the equation of the line from the following points (2,1)(3,2)(4,3)(5,4)
What is y=x-1?
500

Find the slope (2.5,6)(5.5,6)

What is 0?

500

Find the y-intercept (-4,6) (-2,5)(0,4)(2,3)

What is b=4

500

This is the function that has one constant (fixed) rate of change.

What is a linear function?

500

Alex is saving money to buy new sneakers. He plans to paint faces at kids' birthday party to earn extra money. The equation M=2.50f + 100 represents the situation where M is the amount of money in he owns and f is the number of faces he paints. What could the 100 represent in this situation?

What is money already in his saving before the party?

500

Find the equation parallel to y = 2x going through the following points (-2, 0)

What is y=2x+4?

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