Slopes
At a comedy club, the entrance fee is $15. Beverages cost $5 each. What is the Slope?
$5
At a book fair, the entrance fee is $20. Beverages cost $15 each. What is the Y intercept?
$20
Create an equation for how much will you pay overall including entrance fee and x beverages at a comedy club, where the entrance fee is $45. Beverages cost $15 each.
y=15x+45
Alan really likes apples. He pays $1.5 for each apple he buys at the Commons. He has a food card with $50 on it that he uses to purchase apples. What is the slope?
$1.5
Jenny is at the grocery store buying strawberries for her mom. She pays $2.25 for each container she buys. Her mom gave her $50 dollars to buy as many containers as she can. What is the y intercept?
$50
Create an equation for how much cans of soup Nathan would be able to when each can costs $2.5 and he has $50 to spend.
y=2.5x+50
Ben was recently looking at the possibility of joining a gym. He called around to different gyms and the gym closest to his house had an initial membership fee of $50 and then a monthly fee of $36 per month. What is the slope?
$36
John is switching to a closer gym. He called the closest to his house which had an initial membership fee of $75 and then a monthly fee of $56 per month. What is the y-intercept?
$75
Creating an equation for how much it would cost to attend a gym that has a membership fee of $70 per month and a beginning fee of $48.
At a local pizzeria, a plain 12-inch pizza costs $4.99 while each additional topping costs $1.25. What is the slope?
$1.25
At a chipotle, a burrito bowl costs $15.99 while each additional topping costs $1.00. What is the Y-intercept?
$15.99
Create an equation for how much a $5.99 pizza would cost with t, toppings costing $2.50 each.
y=2.5t+5.99
To park in a downtown parking lot, you pay $60 for a sticker giving you the privilege of parking in the lot. The daily charge (once you have the sticker) is $5/day. What is the Slope?
$5
To park in the parking lot for the park, you pay $40 for a sticker giving you the privilege of parking in the lot. The daily charge (once you have the sticker) is $10/day. What is the Y-intercept?
$40
Create an equation for how much Elenor would pay to have someone watch her dogs when they cost $200 for the service fee and an additional $45 per day they are watching her dog.
y=45x+200