Slope Formula
Word Problems w/ Slope
Quadrants
What type of Slope?
y-intercept
100

How do you find the slope from two points? (What is the slope formula)

y- y1 / x2 - x1

100

At 10 years old Frank weighed 100 lbs. At 20 years old Frank weighed 210 lbs. What is the rate of change in his weight from 10 years old to 20 years old?

11 lbs. 

100

What quadrant is (4,2) in?

Quadrant 1

100

4/5 is what type of slope? (positive, negative, zero, undefined)

Positive

100

What point is the y-intercept (5,4) or (0,8)

(0,8)

200

Rise over

run

200

The population of Kauai was 67,091 in 2010 and 73,298 in 2020. Find the rate of change in population. 

(2010, 67091) (2020, 73298) 

620.7 = 621 (you can't have .7 of a person)

200

What quadrant is (2, -6) in?

Quadrant 4

200

What type of slope is -2/5?

Negative Slope

200

How do you know where the y-intercept is when looking at a graph?

Where the line crosses the y-axis

300

Find the slope given these two points (4,2) & (3,1) 

1

300

Ten minutes into her workout, Laura had burned 98 calories. Twenty-five minutes in, she had burned 272 calories. Find the rate of change in calories burned between ten and twenty-five minutes. 


174/15 = 11.6 calories

300

Are (-4,-2) and (-5, 2) in the same quadrant? If so, what quadrant?

They are in different quadrants. No

300

What does a zero slope line look like? 

Horizontal, flat across (Slope dude zero fun)
300

What can the y-intercept tell you?

Where something initially starts

400

Find the slope (0,6) & (-8,-4)

-10/-8 = 5/4

400

An airplane is flying at an altitude of 36,000 feet when it begins it's descent for landing. Twelve minutes into its descent, its at 29,400 feet. Find the rate of change in altitude. 

-6600/12 = -550 feet

400

The numbers in quadrant 3 are both _________

Negative

400

4/0 is what type of slope?

Undefinded

500
Find the slope (-2, -1) & (4, 3)

4/6 = 2/3

500

Lee started a savings account with $500. After 6 months, her savings account balance was $731. Find the rate of change

231/6 = $38.50

500

The numbers in quadrant 1 are both _________

Positive

500

When looking at the slope you read the graph from ________ to _________ to determine if it is positive or negative. 

Left to right