Linear Review

Finding Slope

100

Find the slope in this equation: y = 3x +5

3

200

Find the slope in this equation y = (-1/2)x-5

-1/2

300

Find the slope of the line that passes through (3, 5) and (7, 8)

3/4

400

Find the slope of the line that passes through (-3, 4) and (-5, -6)

5

500

Find the slope of the line that passes through (-1/2, -3/4) and (-1/4, 2/3)

68/12 or 17/3 or 5.7

Writing Linear Equations

100

Write the equation for a line that has a slope of 5 and a y-intercept of 2

y = 5x+2

200

Write the equation for a line that has a slope of -3/4 and a y-intercept of -6

y = (-3/4)x-6

300

Write the equation for a line that goes through (0, -2) and (4, 10)

y = 3x-2

400

Write the equation for a line that goes through (1, 4) and (3, 0)

y = -2x+6

500

Write the equation for a line that goes through (-5, 1) and (-2, -2)

y = -x-4

Interpreting Equations

100

Ms. Acosta has a plant whose height can be represented by the function h = 3w + 5 where h is the height of the plant and w is the number of weeks she has had it. What does the number 5 represent?

The starting height of the plant or the height of the plant at 0 weeks. 

200

In Mr. Resendez's class the number of students that are done with their project can be modeled by the function d = 3h where d is the number of students who are done and h is the number of hours. What does the 3 mean?

3 more students finish their project each hour

300

The rate Ms. Indi calls families can be represented by the function f = m + 10 where f is the number of families called and m is the number of minutes. What does the f value mean when m = 5? 

It means the number of total families called after 5 minutes.

400

The number of wigs Mr. Bakke has can be represented by this function: y = 5x+7 where y is the total number of wigs and x is the number of years since 2010. What does the y value mean when x = 10?

It means the number of wigs Mr. Bakke has total after 10 years. Or the number of wigs Mr. Bakke had in 2020.

500

The number of dog treats Rue has left can be represented by y = 100 - 5x where y is the number of dog treats left and x is the number of hours. What does the x value mean when y is 30?

It means the number of hours it takes for there to be 30 treats left. 

Linear Applications

100

There are 50 cars in the AUL parking lot. 2 cars leave every hour. How many cars will be left after 4 hours?

42 cars

200

A tree has 1000 leaves on it. 50 fall off every day. How many leaves will be left after 5 days? 

750 leaves

300

Ms. Acosta's candy bucket had 120 pieces of candy in it. 30 pieces of candy get eaten every day. How many days until there are 60 pieces of candy left?

2 days. 

400

The Ashland Rec Center pool is being filled with water. It has 500 gallons to start and 150 gallons are being added every minute. How many minutes until there are 1,700 gallons?

8 minutes

500

Alan has $200 in his bank account and makes $54 every 3 hours he works. How long until her has $560 in his account? 

20 hours

Miscellaneous

100

What is Ms. Acosta's favorite color?

Green

200

When is Drake's birthday?

October 24th (1986)

300

What comes in a Wendy's 4 for 4?

Jr. Cheeseburger, 4 PC Nuggets, Jr. Fry, and a drink

400

What is the most popular Halloween candy in the U.S.?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

500

Which city is Travis Scott from?

Houston