What is the Slope?
Mary took a timed test. She completed 2 questions per minute.
2
Mary took a timed test. She completed 2 questions per minute.
y = 2x
Sarah went door to door collecting signatures for a petition. She started out with zero signatures and was able to get five signatures per minute. The equation to represent this is y = 5x + 0
5 signatures every minute
Tori loves to read. She reads 5 books per week. The equation is represented by y = 5x + 0. How many books does Tori read after 10 weeks?
50 books
Simplify 4/2
2/1 or 2
Samantha biked to her friend's house. When she started she was 3 miles away. She biked at 4 hours per mile all the way there.
4
Samantha biked to her friend's house. When she started she was 3 miles away. She biked at 4 hours per mile all the way there.
y = 4x
Josh went around school seeing how many pencils he could collect off the hallway. He found two pencils in every three classrooms he walked. The equation to represent this is y = 2/3x + 0
2 pencils per 3 classrooms
Clarrisa is practicing her multiplication facts. She is working on answering them correctly as fast as possible. The equation to represent this is y = 5x + 0. How many facts can Clarrisa complete in 3 minutes?
15 multiplication facts
Simplify 5/10
1/5
Tara participated in a hot dog eating contest. She already ate 40 hot dogs before the judge started counting. She was able to eat 2.5 hot dogs every minute.
2.5
Tara participated in a hot dog eating contest. She already ate 40 hot dogs before the judge started counting. She was able to eat 2.5 hot dogs every minute.
y = 2.5x + 40
Jessica put together a food drive for Thanksgiving. She had her friends help collect cans. There were four cars that pulled up every 10 minutes with food for the drive. What is the equation and what does the slope mean?
y = 2/5x + 0
Every five minutes there were two cars
Sandy was driving from Maryland to California to see some friends. She is driving 75 miles per hour. The equation that represents this is y = 75x + 0. How many miles does she drive after 4 hours?
300 miles
Simplify 20/30
2/3
Jeremy was playing Fortnite with his friends. They competed to see who could beat the levels faster. They all started at the beginning of the game. Jeremy was able to get through 3 levels every 60 minutes.
1/20
Jeremy was playing Fortnite with his friends. They competed to see who could beat the levels faster. They all started at the beginning of the game. Jeremy was able to get through 3 levels every 60 minutes.
y = 1/20x + 0
Randy was decorating his house for winter. He cut snowflakes to put on the windows. Since he was just getting started he had not cut any yet. He was able to cut 5 snowflakes every 20 minutes. What is the equation and what does the slope mean?
y = 1/4x
Randy cut one snowflake every four minutes.
Tre is mowing lawns to earn money for a new road bike. He earns $20 for every lawn he moves. He already had $40 in his saving account. The equation to represent this is y = 20x + 40. How much money will he earn after mowing 9 lawns?
$220
Simplify 16/56
8/7