Slope
X and Y Intercepts
Method-2
Slope Intercept Form
Standard Form
Word Problems
100

Define slope.

What is rise/run?

100

Find the x and y intercepts

x+2y=4

x=4 y=2

100

What is the equation for slope intercept form?

What is y=mx+b?

100

What is the equation for standard form?

What is Ax+By=C?

100

Marty charges a flat fee of $20 plus $3 per hour for his tutoring service.

What is b (y-intercept) and m (slope) of this equation?

b=$20   m=$3

200

What is the Slope Formula?

What is y2 - y1 / x2 - x1 ?

200

x+y=3

x=3 y=3

200

Write the equation with a slope of 6 and y-intercept of -8.

What is y=6x-8?

200

Find x and y intercepts of x+4y=8.

The x-intercept is 8 and the y-intercept is 2.

200

Pierson's Pet Palace has an 85 gallon fish tank.  When it needs to be cleaned, it can be drained at a rate of 4 gallons per minute. 

What is b (y-intercept) and m (slope) of this equation?


b=85    m=4

300

What letter represents slope?

m

300

-4x+5y=20

x=-5 y=4

300

Write the equation of a line with slope -2 and y-intercept 0.

What is y=-2x?

300

Find the x and y intercepts: -5x+3y=-15.

x=3 y=-5

300

You are saving money to buy a stereo system.  You have saved $50 so far.  You plan to save $20 each week for the next few months.   

What is b (y-intercept) and m (slope) of this equation?

b=50     m=20

400

What kind of slope is a flat horizontal line on a graph?

slope=0

400

4x-y=-4

x=-1 y=4

400

what is the slope and y-intercept of the following equation: y=2x-2.

slope=2 y-int.=-2

400

Convert 1/3x - y=4 to slope intercept form

y=1/6x-8

400

Your family spends $80 for tickets to a baseball game and $3 per hour for parking.


What is b (y-intercept) and m (slope) of this equation?

b= 80    m=3

500

Find the slope between the two points A(2,4) and B(-1,-4).

What is 8/3?

500

5x+1/5y=15

x=3   y=3

500

convert to slope-intercept form: 2x+3y=6

y=-2/3x+2

500

Convert 2x +1/2y=-1 to slope intercept form

y=-4x+2

500

Diamond recently bought a car for $34,000.  Her research shows the car will depreciate an average of $1,200 per year.   

What is b (y-intercept) and m (slope) of this equation?

b=34,000   m=1,200