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100
Amy is on a weight loss show. When the show began, she weighed 231 pounds. During the show, she lost 4 pounds per week. Which equation represents the amount of weight she lost?
y=-4x+231
100
A taxi charges $3, plus $1.50 for each mile traveled. Mr. Lewis rode in the taxi from his home to the airport and was charged $30. How many miles does Mr. Lewis live from the airport?
18 miles
100
What is the slope of the line?
2/3
100
Rise over Run is the same as
Slope
200
Marcus has a landscape company where he spreads pinestraw. He charges a $20 delivery fee and $3.50 per bale of pinestraw. Which equation represents the amount of money that Marcus charges?
y=3.5x+20
200
What is the first step to solve this equation:
-3x + 11 = 44
Subtract 11 from both sides.
200
What is the y-intercept of the line?
-4 or (0,-4)
200
What's the slope of the line?
Undefined
300
Suppose that a bike rents for $4 plus $1.50 per hour. After how many hours will the bike rental cost a total of $10?
4 hours
300
Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?
$12
300
What is the x-intercept of the line?
3 or (3,0)
300
What's the y-intercept of the following line:
None; there is no y-intercept
400
Write an equation to represent: Bob has $150 in his savings account and saves $40 per month.
y=40x+150
400
In y=mx + b, what does the "b" represent?
the y-intercept
400
What is the slope of the line?
0
400
How does the value of "m" determine the appearance of a line on a graph?
It determines if it's rising, falling, vertical or horizontal/or it determines the direction
500
An internet company charges a $100 set up fee, and then they charge $35 a month after that. What is the rate of change?
$35
500
Last week Julia ran 30 miles more than Larry. Julia ran 47 miles in total. How many miles did Larry run?
17 miles
500
What's the slope of the line?
m=-3/4
500
Suppose that the water level of a lake is 35 feet and that it is receding at a rate of 1.5 feet per day. What slope best represents this situation.
-1.5