What is a ratio? Give an example
A ratio is a comparison of two quantities
Ex. 3 apples to 4 oranges
Are these ratios equivalent?
1:5
3:15
Yes
12 dollars/1 suit
What is the formula for finding the slope of a line?
y2-y1/x2-x1
Identify the slope and y-intercept of the following line:
y = -5x + 3
y-int = 3
What is a rate? Give an example
A rate is a comparison of two different quantities
Ex. Driving 50 miles in 5 hours
Are these ratios equivalent?
9:27
3:1
No
1/5
What is the slope of this line?
k = 2/3
Create an equation to represent the following line:
y = -4/3x - 1
What is a unit rate?
A ratio or rate with a denominator of 1
Ex. 25 miles per gallon, 25/1
10
45
Identify the Constant Rate of Change
40 miles per hour
Is the slope of this line positive, negative, zero, or undefined?
Negative
Create an equation to represent the following line:
y = 1/2x
If a plane flies 600 miles in 3 hours, what is its unit rate?
200 miles per hour
8
18
Identify the constant rate of change:
There is NO constant rate of change...it is changing at different intervals!
Identify the slope from the following equation:
y = 2/5x - 4
K = 2/5
Write an equation to represent the following line:
y = 5
If Stephanie can eat 20 hotdogs in 4 minutes, how many hotdogs can she eat in 9 minutes?
45 hotdogs
Identify one larger and one smaller equivalent ratio to 12:15
Answers may vary
Identify the Direct Variation:
y = 20x
Calculate the slope of a line from two of its points:
(5, 10), (1, 20)
k = -5/2
Create an equation to represent a line that passes through the following 2 coordinates:
(0, 5)
(4, 6)
y = 1/4x + 5