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What is the slope of a line with the equation: y=3x - 6
Slope = 3
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Peter has 600 toy cars. Each week he donates 6 toy cars to charity. What equation would show how many toy cars Peter has after any number of weeks?

Y = 600 - 6W

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What is the Y-intercept for a line with the equation: Y = 3/5x - 4

Answer: - 4

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Put the equation into Y=mx + b form. Then identify the slope and y-intercept Y -8= 2x.
Y= 2x + 8 Slope = 2 Y-intercept = 8
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A line has an equation y=2x +4. You are told 3 points (2, 5); (4,11) and (6,16). Which of these points is a solution to the equation?
(6,16)
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What is the slope of a line drawn between (4,0) and (7,1)?
Slope = -1/3
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Adult movie tickets, X cost $20 and kids tickets, Y, cost $10. Susan has $300. Write an equation that could be solved to show all of the possible combinations of adult and children's tickets.

20 x + 10Y = 300

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What is the Y-intercept for a line with the equation: Y = 2x + 6

X -intercept = 6

200
Put the equation into Y=mx +b form (Slope-Intercept) then identify the slope and y-intercept. 3x + 4y =12
y= -3/4x + 3 Slope = -3/4 Y-intercept = 3
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Find 2 solutions to the equation: Y = -4x -3
Answers will vary. Let's check what you have.
300
What is the slope between ( 7,9) and (7,0)?
Undefined
300

Alice already has 4 pimples. Every day she gets 3 more pimples. Write an equation that shows how many pimples Alice will have after any number of days.

Y = 4 + 3X

300

Find the X intercept for a line with the equation     Y=2X - 6

x-intercept = 3

300
Put the equation into y=mx+b form (Slope-Intercept form) y+3=0
y = -3 Slope: 0 Y-intercept = -3
300
Subway sandwiches, X, cost 12 rmb. Soup,Y, costs 6 rmb. If you have 72 rmb, what equation could show how all the possible combinations of soups and sandwiches you could buy? Give 2 possible solutions that would satisfy the equation.
12X + 6Y =72 Possible solutions: 0 sandwiches, 12 soups; 6 sandwiches, 0 soups.
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What is the slope of the y = 9?
Zero, 0
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Zebras, X, eat 8 kg of food each day. Tigers, Y, eat 12 kg of food each day. Every day my zoo has to buy 240 kg of food. Assuming there are ONLY zebras and tigers in the zoo, write an equation that shows how many tigers and how many zebras there could be in the zoo.

8x + 12Y = 240

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What are the X and Y intercepts for a line with the equation: 3X -5Y= 15

Y-intercept = -3 X-intercept = 5

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Put the equation into y=mx+b (Slope Intercept Form)Then indentify the slope and y-intercept -4x - 6y = 36
Equation: y= -2/3x -6 Slope = -2/3 Y-intercept = -6
400
Find the slope between the following 2 points. Write your answer as a regular fraction. (1/2, 3) and (4, 1)
Slope = -4/7
500
What is the slope of a line that would be parallel and perpendicular to a line with the equation y = 1/2x + 4
Parallel = 1/2 Perpendicular = -2
500

John has $500 in the bank. Every week he saves $27. Peter has $300 in the bank. Every week he saves $45. [a] Write an equation that shows how much both boys have after any number of weeks. [b] How many weeks before Peter has more than John?

John Y = 500 + 27x Peter Y =300 + 45X After 12 weeks Peter will have more than John

500

What are the X and Y intercepts for a line with the equation: 2/3 X - 1/4Y = 2

Y-intercept = 8 X intercept = 3

500
Put the equation into y = mx+b form and identify the slope and y-intercept. 4x -3y -12 = 0
Equation: y =4/3x - 4 Slope = 4/3 Y-intercept = -4
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A line has a slope of 2. One of the points on the line is (1, 4). Another point is (5, Y). What is the missing Y coordinate?
(5, 12) y=12
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