Slope from a graph
Slope from a table
Slope from a situation
Slope from an equation
Comparing Slopes
100
The words, both starting with r that we use to describe how to find the slope from a graph.
What is rise over run?
100
The constant of proportionality in this table:
What is 3/2 or 1.5?
100
The slope of the situation:
You earned $48 babysitting for 6 hours.
What is 8?
100
The slope from this equation:
y = -1/2x + 4
What is -1/2?
100
The equation with the greater rate of change:
Equation A: y = 1/2x
Equation B: y = -2x
What is equation B?
200
The slope of this graph:
What is 1/2?
200
The number of bales of hay per mule:
What is 1/2?
200
The slope from this situation:
After 5 hours, it snowed 4 inches.
What is 4/5 or 0.8?
200
The slope from this equation:
y = -4x - 7x
What is -11?
200
The slowest rate:
Situation A: A car travels 150 miles in 2 hours.
Situation B:
What is situation A?
300
The slope of this graph:
What is -1?
300
What is 43?
300
The slope of the situation:
The temperature fell at a steady rate. At midnight, the temperature was 25 degrees. At 3 am, the temperature was 7 degrees.
What is -6?
300
The slope from this equation:
y = 1/2x - 1/4x
What is 1/4?
300
The greater rate of change:
Equation: y = 3x
Graph:
What is the equation?
400
The slope of this graph:
What is -11?
400
The slope from this table:
What is -1/2?
400
The slope of the situation:
You started out 250 miles from home. After 2 hours, you were 110 miles away from home.
What is -70?
400
The equation that matches this situation:
The temperature raises 12 degrees every 3 hours.
What is y = 4x?
400
The smallest slope:
Equation: y = 3/8x
Situation: You spend $1 on 2 pieces of candy.
Table:
What is the table?
500
The interpretation of this slope:
After the initial cost, it costs 25 cents per ounce to mail a package.
500
The interpretation of this slope:
It costs $1.25 per pound of bananas
500
The interpretation of the slope in this situation:
There is a set fee to use a transportation service and a rate for each mile traveled. To travel 2 miles, the total cost is $11. To travel 5 miles, the total cost is is $15.50.
Your team can earn a bonus $100 if you can give the fee to use the service.
The cost to travel is $1.50 per mile.
Bonus: The fee to use the service is $8.
500
The interpretation of the equation y = 1.5x, where y is the total cost in dollars, and x pounds of apples.
Each pound of apples costs $1.50
500
The interpretation of the DIFFERENCE between the two slopes:
Store A charges $56.50 for 5 shirts.
Store B is represented in this table:
Store B ($14.50)charges $3.20 more per shirt than store A ($11.30).