Basic Math
y=mx+b
Equations
Proportions
Using y=mx+b
100

2/3+1/6

5/6

2/3=4/6

1/6=1/6

1/6+4/6=5/6

100

In y=mx+b, which variable is often a total amount?

a.  x

b.  b

c. y

d. m

c.  y

100

4x+7=67

x=15

100

x/7=10/5

x=14

100

Hamal has a new part-time job bagging groceries after school. The equation y = 10x + 60,shows the relationship between his hours of work (x) and the amount of money in his bank account (y).

How much money did he have in his bank account before he started working?


b. How can you tell from the equation?

$60

200

23x34

782

200

True or false:  The higher the value of m, the steeper the graph line

True

200

7x+3=18+2x

x=3

200

8/9=4/x

x=4 1/2

200

Hamal has a new part-time job bagging groceries after school. The equation y = 10x + 60,shows the relationship between his hours of work (x) and the amount of money in his bank account (y).

How much money will he have after working for 5 1/2 hours?

$115

300

216 divided by 6

36

300

What is the y-intercept?

a.  The vertical line running down the center of a coordinate plane

b. The point at which the graph and y axis meet

c.  the horizontal line running across the coordinate plane

d. The rate



b. The point at which the graph and y axis meet

300

3x-9=2x-4-(-x+5)

Infinite Solutions

300

1/2=r/8

r=4

300

Hamal has a new part-time job bagging groceries after school. The equation y = 10x + 60,shows the relationship between his hours of work (x) and the amount of money in his bank account (y).

How long will it take him to earn $1000?

94 hours

400

1.23+0.8

2.03

400

Which letter in y=mx+b stands for the rate?

m

400

5x-10+7x=4x-4-(-5x)

x=2

400

3/5=a/7

4 and 1/5

400

Hamal has a new part-time job bagging groceries after school. The equation y = 10x + 60,shows the relationship between his hours of work (x) and the amount of money in his bank account (y).

How much money will he have in the bank after working for 12 hours?

$180

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