Rate of Change & y-intercept
y=mx+b Form
y-intercept
100

State the rate of change (m) and y-intercept: 

y = 2x - 8

rate of change(m) : 2

y-intercept: - 8

100

Given rate of change(m) and y-intercept, write the equation. 

rate of change(m): -7

y-intercept: 3 

y = -7x + 3

100

 State the y-intercept of the equation. 

y = 2x + 3

3

200

State the rate of change (m) and y-intercept from the graph.

rate of change(m): 1

y-intercept: 0

Equation: 

y = 1x + 0 

or 

y =1x

200

Given rate of change(m) and y-intercept, write the equation. 

rate of change(m): -8

y-intercept: -20

y = -8x - 20

200

State the y-intercept of the equation. 

y = 2x + 25

25

300

Identify the rate of change(m) and y-intercept of the equation. 

y = 2x

rate of change(m): 2

y-intercept: 0

300

Given rate of change(m) and y-intercept, write the equation. 

rate of change(m): -25

y-intercept: 100


y = -25x + 100

300

If you were going to graph the following line, what is the very first point you would plot?  

y = 3x - 4

y-intercept (0 , - 4)

400

Identify the rate of change(m) and y-intercept of the equation. 

y = x - 5

rate of change(m): 1

y-intercept: - 5

400

Given rate of change(m) and y-intercept, write the equation. 

rate of change(m): -1/2

y-intercept: 0

y = -1/2x 

400

What is the y-intercept of the equation?

y = 2x


0

500

Identify the rate of change(m) and y-intercept of the equation. 

y = -3x

rate of change(m): -3 

y-intercept: 0

500

Given the graph, write the equation.

y = 3x + 2

500

What is the y-intercept of the equation?  

y = 3x - 24

- 24