Which number is the slope or y-intercept?
Calculate Slope
Type of slope
Slope-Intercept Form
Miscellaneous
100

Name the slope and y-intercept.

y = 2x + 10

m=2  b=10

100

y = -1/2x + 3

-1/2

100

increasing from left to right

Positive slope

100

Write an equation in slope-intercept form when slope = 3 and the y-intercept is 2

What is y = 3x + 2?

100

What is the letter used for slope?

m

200

Name the slope and y-intercept.

y = 3x + 21

m=3 b=21

200

y = 4 - 3x

-3

200

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decreasing from left to right

negative slope

200

Write in slope-intercept form: slope = 1/4; y-intercept = -6

What is y = 1/4 x - 6?

200

Formula for slope

y-y/x-x

300

Name the slope and y-intercept.

y = 4x - 20

m=4 b= -20

300

(10, 7)  (11, 4)

-3

300

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horizontal line

zero slope

300

Identify the slope: y = -5/2 x - 3/4

What is -5/2?

300

What is b in y = mx + b ?

b = y-intercept

400

Name the slope and the y-intercept.

y = 8 - 4x

m= -4  b=8

400

(-3, 4) (-1, -4)

-4

400

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vertical line

Undefined slope

400

Identify the y-intercept: y = - 2

What is -2?

400

Write a linear equation.

(0,8) (5,3)

y= -x +8

500

Name the slope and y-intercept.

y = 2 + 1/2x

m=1/2 b=2

500

y = 6

0

500

x = -7

Undefined

500

Write in slope-intercept form: slope = 2; (3, 5)

What is y = 2x -1?

500

Write a linear equation.

(6,-5) (2,3)

y = -2x + 7

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