Linear Equations
Vocabulary
Clayton's Calculations
Order of operations
Mystery
100

Find the Y-intercept given the points

(0, 7), (9, 8)

B=7
100

Y2-Y1 

X2-X1

Slope point formula

100

X-3=5

8

100

4-3+6

7

100

Find the area of a square if one side is 3cm in length

9cm2

200

Find the Y-intercept given the points

{(7, 8), (5, 12), (3, 16), (1, 20) (0, 22)}

B=22

200

Shown as a straight horizontal line on a graph

Zero Slope

200

5x-8=12

X=4

200

4*2-6

2

200

Find the perimeter of a rectangle given one length is 5ft, and another side is 8ft. 

26ft

300

What is the slope of a line given it passes through the points

{(3, 6), (6, 15)}

M=3

300
A rule for what order we should solve an equation. 

The Order of Operations

300

4x-9=3x+12

X=21
300

6/3-3*6

-16

300

From the concession stand at a football game, Blake and crew purchased a jumbo bag of popcorn for $2.50 and 3 drinks.  The total cost was $12.25.  Write an equation to model this situation.  Then solve to find the cost of each drink.

3D+2.50=12.25

Each Drink = 3.25


400
What is the slope of a line given it passes through the points {(2.5, 8), (5.5, 9)}
M=1/3
400

An equation in which variables cancel out, leaving two different numbers on either side of the equal sign. 

No solution

400

42+11x=33

X=1

400

72-52

24

400

Amber has $300 in her bank account and she deposits $40 each month.  Lexie has $600 in her bank account and she deposits $15 each month.  When will they both have the same balance?  How much will they have at that time?

12 months and $780

500

Put the following into Y=MX+B format. 

Find the slope of the line given it passes through the points (0, -13) and (-9, -16) . 

Y=-1/3x-13

500

An equation in which variables cancel out, leaving the same number on both side of the equation. 

Infinite solutions

500

5(x+7)-(4x+30)=8x+26


X=-3

500

3(4-5)-32+5(2+1)

27

500

The school book club ordered t-shirts for a fundraiser. The shirts cost $260.  The book club also paid $2 per shirt to have their logo printed.  They plan on selling the shirts for $15 each.  How many shirts will they need to sell before they start earning a profit?

20 shirts

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