MATHCABULARY
WORD PROBLEMS
SOLVING EQUATIONS
IT'S ALL SLOPE
LINES are LINEAR
100
This is a letter or symbol used to represent a value that can change
What is a variable
100
The sum of two numbers is 11. Their difference is 1. What are the numbers?
What are 5 and 6
100
8(4x - 1) = -200
What is x= -6
100
Find the slope between the given ordered pairs (-1,-5) and (1,10)
What is 15/2
100
What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?
What is y=mx+b
200
This represents a value that does not change
What is a constant
200
Find the value of two numbers if their sum is 11 and their difference is 3.
What are 4 and 7
200
5(-4n - 5) = -125
What is n=5
200
What is the slope of the line x=2
What is undefined
200
What is the standard form of a linear equation?
What is ax + by = c
300
The measure of the steepness of a line or in other words the change in y over the change in x.
What is the slope
300
Gabriella and Eduardo each improved their yards by planting rose bushes and shrubs. They bought their supplies from the same store. Gabriella spent $25 on 1 rose bush and 2 shrubs. Eduardo spent $17 on 1 rose bush and 1 shrub. Find the cost of one rose bush and the cost of one shrub.
What is $9 per rose bush and $8 per shrub
300
88 = 4(1 + 3 p)
What is p=7
300
What is the slope of the line y = -3
What is zero
300
In the slope intercept form, what do the "m" and "b" represent?
What is the "m" represents slope and the "b" represents the y-intercept.
400
A graph that is made of connected lines or curves
What is continuous
400
New York City is a popular field trip destination. This year the senior class at High School A and the senior class at High School B both planned trips there. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 7 vans and 4 buses with 217 students. High School B rented and filled 1 van and 4 buses with 127 students. Every van had the same number of students in it as did the buses. How many students can a van carry? How many students can a bus carry?
What is 15 vans and 28 buses
400
-3(1 - 4 p) + 3(4 p + 3) = -66
What is p=-3
400
Find the slope of the equation: -2x + 5y = 10
What is 2/5
400
Describe what these lines would look like graphed. y = 2x + 3 and -4x + 2y = 6
What is they are parallel.
500
A graph that is made up of distinct point
What is a discrete
500
The cheerleading squad is having a car wash as a fundraiser. They wash x cars at $4 each and y trucks at $7 each. They will wash at least 28 cars and 14 trucks. They need to make at least $300. Write a system that describes this situation.
What is x≥28 y≥14 4x+7y ≥300
500
-6 - (8n - 5) = 20 - 5n
What is n=-7
500
Find the slope of the line that passes through the point (-3, 1) and has a y-intercept of 7.
What is 2
500
What is the first point you should plot when graphing a line given the equation in slope-intercept form?
What is plot the y-intercept.
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