Standard Form & Intercepts
Calculating Slope
Rate of Change
Real World
Vocabulary
100


Find the y-intercept of the linear equation 

2x + 3y = 12

(0,4)

100

Calculate the slope of the line passing through (2, 3) and (6, 11)

 m=2

100

A car travels 150 miles  in 3 hours at a constant speed. What is the average rate of change in miles per hour

50mph

100

Write a standard form equation for spending budget of $50 x tshirts at $10 each and  y shorts at $5 each

10x + 5y = 50

100

The equation y2 minus y1 over x2 - x1 is called the 

slope formula

200


Find both the x-intercept and y-intercept of 

-4x + 5y = 20 as coordinate pairs.

x intercept (-5,0) and y intercept (0,4)

200

Calculate the slope of the line passing through (-3, 7) and (1, -5)

m= -3

200

A water tank contains 80 gallons 2 minutes and 50  gallons at 7 minutes. Calculate the rate of change with proper units

-6 gallons a minute (draining)

200

An event venue change a flat fee plus a cost per guest. If 20 guest cost $250 and 50 guest cost $550, find the cost per guest (slope)

$10 per guest

200

The slope of a line can have units and represent a ______  ______  _______ of variables 

rate of change

300

A club sells adult tickets x for $8 and student tickets y for $5 to reach a goal of $400. Write the equation in standard form

Equation: 8x + 5y = 400

300

Prove that calculating the slope between (-1, 4) and (3, -2) gives the exact same result regardless of subtraction order2

m= -3/2 or m= -1.5

300

Interpret what a slope of m = -15 represents when y is bank balance in dollars and x is time in weeks

The bank balance decreased by $15 a week

300

A budget constraint is 3x + 6y = 300 for chicken (x) and beef (y). Find if 40lb of chicken and 25 lbs of beef is possible within the budget.

Yes it is within the budget because 270 is less than 300

300

Ax + By= C is called the _______ of linear equation

Standard Form


400

Identify the x- and y-intercepts of 3x - 4y = 12 and explain how to use them to graph the line

Intercepts are (4,0) and (0,-3). Plot both points on the coordinate plane and draw a line passing through them

400

Given the table values x: 0, 3, 6, 9;  y: 10, 8, 6, 4 calculate the rate of change and state if the function is increasing or decreasing

-2/3

Decreasing

400

Runner A's distance is modeled by d = 6t meters per second. Runner B passes (2, 10) and (6, 22) meters per second. Who runs faster and by how much?

Runner A is faster by 3 meters per second

400

At an amusement park 4 rides cost $18 and 10 rides cost $33. Calculate the ticket price 

Each ticket price cost $2.50

400

Ax + By  C when you substitute x=0 and y=0 you are solving for what two things. Be specific

When you plug in 0 for x you get the y intercept

When you plug in 0 for y you get the x intercept

500

Consider an equation in standard form Ax + By = C

where A is equal to zero, B and C are not zero. What line would this represent?

horizontal line

500

A line passes through (4, r) and (8, 10) with a slope of m = 3/2  . Solve algebraically for r 

r= 4. The point is (4,4)

500

A hiker ascends from 1,200 ft 8 AM to 3,600  ft at 11 AM, rests until 12 PM, then reaches 4,200  at 1 PM. Compare the rates of change for each leg

Leg 1: 800 feet per hour

Leg 2: 600 feet per hour


Leg 1 was the steepest out of all the legs

500

A theater sells $20 floor seats and $12 balcony seats with a goal of 1200. Identify two points that would satisfy this scenario . Write your answer is standard form and provide two solutions

answer may vary 

possible answer(60,0), (30,50), (0, 100)

500

an equation that can be written in the standard form of a linear equation

linear equation in two variable