Identify slope and y-intercept
Writing Equations 1
Writing Equations 2
Solutions
100

Your business of selling toys has fixed startup costs of $5,000 and variable costs of $7.25 per product item.

Which number is the slope and which is the y-intercept?


slope= 7.25

y-intercept=5,000

100

An equation that shows the cost, c, after hours of service, for the following - A plumber charges $25 for a service call plus $50 per hour of service. 

What is  c = 50h + 25  ?

100

An equation that shows the total amount of money (t) that will be in the account after months for the following - Javier has $2,500 in his bank account. Every month he withdraws $150. He does not add money to the account.

t = -150m + 2500

100

A sail boat rental service charges a $50 flat fee and $25 dollars an hour to rent a boat. Find the cost of renting a sail boat for 6 hours.  

What is $200?


200

A plumber charges $50 for a service call plus $30 per hour of service. What is the slope? What is the y-intercept?

Slope=30, y-intercept=50

200

The equation for the total pounds, p, of aluminum cans after w weeks, for the following -  Rufus collected 100 pounds of aluminum cans to recycle. He plans to collect an additional 25 pounds each week.

What is  = 25+ 100  ?

200

A canoe rental service charges a $20 transportation fee and $30 dollars an hour to rent a canoe.  Write an equation in slope-intercept form representing the cost, c, of renting a canoe for h hours.

What is c = 30h + 20

200

Rob collected 90 pounds of aluminum cans to recycle. He plans to collect an additional 33 pounds each week. If he lives up to his plan, number of total pounds collected after 7 weeks.

What is 321 pounds?

300

Jose inherited a bank account form his grandmother that had a balance of $2,300. He withdrew $320 per month to pay his car loan, but did not withdraw anything else, or deposit anything into this account. 

What is the slope?

What is the y-intercept?


slope=-320

y-intercept= 2300

300

An attorney charges a fixed fee of $250 for an initial meeting and $150 per hour for all hours worked after that.  Write an equation in slope-intercept form representing the total c, of the attorney’s fee as a function of the hours, h, worked.

c = 150h + 250

300

Betsy budgeted $350 to buy school supplies for her classes this school year, out of her own money, and due to the budget crisis problems she is spending $75 per month on school supplies. Write an equation in slope-intercept form representing the balance of her budget, b, as a function of the amount she is spending per month, m.

b = -75m + 350

300

Mr. Arnez is on a diet. He currently weighs 250 pounds. He loses 6 pounds per month. Find his weight after he has been on the diet 7 months 

What is 208 pounds?