What's My Slope?
All About Standard Form
y=mx+b
When Will I Use This?
Potpourri
100
The slope of a line with the equation y = -6x - 8
What is -6?
100
The x- and y-intercepts of 3x + 9y = 27
What is x = 9 and y = 3?
100
This is what the variable m represents in the equation y=mx+b
What is slope
OR
rise/run
OR
rate of change
100
A solution in a lab begins at 95°C and cools at 2.5°C per minute.
Predict after 12 minutes how much the solution will have cooled
65°C
100
y = -7x + 6 written in standard form with only integers, and where A (Ax + By = c) is positive
What is 7x + y = 6?
200
The slope of a line that goes through (-1, 7) and (3, 9)
What is 1/2?
200
The x- and y-intercepts of the graph of -2x + 6y = 12
What is x = -6 and y = 2?
200
This is what the variable b represents in the equation y=mx+b
The y-intercept
OR
what it crosses the y-axis
OR
"starting point" for an equation
200
FBLA has $250 saved in their account and plans to raise $75 per week.
When will they reach $1,000?
10 weeks
200
The equation ins y=mx+b for the graph shown below
y=1/2x-3
300
The slope of a line of the equation 4x + 3y = 8
What is -4/3?
300
The equation 4x - 2y = 10 written in slope intercept form
What is y = 2x - 5?
300
An equation in slope-intercept form with a slope of 4 and an intercept of -2
y=4x-2
300
A school needs to rent tables for an awards banquet to seat exactly 180 people. Small tables seat 6 people, and large tables seat 10 people.
This is the greatest amount of small tables and the greatest amount of large tables that can be rented.
30 small tables with no large tables
OR
18 large tables with no small tables
300
Write an equation of a line that passes through (5,6) and (0,11).
y=-x+11
400
The slope of a line that passes through (0.5, -2) and (5.5, 1)
What is 3/5?
400
y = 2x + 5 written in standard form with only integers, and where A (Ax + By = c) is positive
What is 2x - y = -5?
400
The equation in slope-intercept form for the line shown below:
y=-1/2x+1
400
You are considering two different jobs. Job A is $12/hour plus a $20 sign-on bonus, while Job B is $15/hour with a $8 sign-on bonus.
Predict how much money you will earn at each job after working a 40 hour work week.
Job A is $500
Job B is $608
400
The equation in y=mx+b for the line shown below
y=-1/3x+2
500
The slope of a line that passes through (4, 5) and (-8, 5)
What is 0 or none?
500
y = -9x + 4/5 written in standard form with only integers, and where A (Ax + By = c) is positive
What is 45x + 5y = 4?
500
An equation in slope-intercept form with a slope of 1/3 that passes through the coordinate point (6, 5)
y=1/3x+2
500
Burgers cost $3 and hot dogs cost $2. Assume you have $18 to spend.
What are ALL the possible combinations of burgers and hot dogs you could buy?
0 burgers and 9 hot dogs
2 burgers and 6 hot dogs
4 burgers and 3 hot dogs
6 burgers and 0 hot dogs
500
Write an equation of a line in slope-intercept form that passes through (-4,11) and has a slope of 3/4.
y=3/4x+14