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Direct Variation Equation

What is y = mx ?

100

Ax + By = C

What is standard form?

100

The constant rate of change between the values of x and y in the table.

x     -8       -4      0      4      8

y     -6      -3       0      3       6

What is 3/4?

100

The slope and y-intercept for the graph of 

y = 5x + 7

What is m = 5  and b = 7?
100

The equation, in point-slope form, that passes through ( 4, 7) and has a slope of 1/4?

(y - 7) = 1/4 (x - 4)

200

y = mx + b

What is slope-intercept form?

200

( y - y) = m ( x - x)

What is point-slope form?

200

Find the constant rate of change:


x   -2   -1   0   1   2

y   10    8   6   4   2

What is -2?

200

The slope and y-intercept for the graph of 

y + 2x = - 4?

Slope = -2 and b = -4?

200

The equation, in point-slope form, that passes through ( 3, -6) and has a slope of 9

y + 6 = 9(x - 3)

300
m stands for this.

What is slope?

300

Rise over Run

What is slope?

300

The slope of the line that passes through the points C(-5, 4) and D(7, -4)?

What is -2/3?

300

Sammie is having her birthday party at a game center. The center charges $80 plus $10 per guest. The total cost of the party y can be represented by the equation         y = 10x + 80. What is the y-intercept?

80

300

The x- and y-intercepts for the graph of 7x - 3y = 42

x-intercept is 6 (6, 0)

y-intercept is -14 (0, -14)

400

y2 - y1

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x- x1

How do you find a slope?

400

When trying to find the y-intercept, you change the x to this number.

What is 0?

400

The slope of the line that passes through the points C(0, 8) and D(-4, 2)?

What is 3/2?

400

Sammie is having her birthday party at a game center. The center charges $80 plus $10 per guest. The total cost of the party y can be represented by the equation         y = 10x + 80. What does the y-intercept mean?

The $80 initial charge.

400

What is the equation in slope-intercept form for the graph of the line shown?

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500

The b in y=mx + b

What is the y-intercept?

500

When trying to find the x-intercept, you can change the given y to this number.

What is 0?

500

The slope of the line that passes through the points C(0, 0) and D(7, 0)?

What is zero?

500

Sammie is having her birthday party at a game center. The center charges $80 plus $10 per guest. The total cost of the party y can be represented by the equation         y = 10x + 80. What is the slope and what does it mean?

10 - 10 per guest.

500

The profits from selling T-shirts at store A are shown in the graph. The profit y for selling x T-shirts at store B is represented by the equation y = 7x. 


What is the slope of the graph?
What is the slope of store B?

Who makes a better profit?

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