Writing Linear Equations from Word Problems
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Jacob conducts an egg-drop experiment. He drops it from 32 feet in the air and it falls at 4 feet per minute. Write a linear equation to represent this situation.
y = -4x+32
y = 32x+4
y = -4x+8
y = -8x+32
Tags
CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2
CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2
CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1
CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Jacob conducts an egg-drop experiment. He drops it from 32 feet in the air and it falls at 4 feet per minute. How many feet above ground will the egg be after 5 minutes?
8
-20
12
3
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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2
CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1
CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1
CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1
CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1
CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
An airplane is 30,000 feet above ground and descends at the rate of 2,000 feet per minute. Write a linear equation to represent this situation.
y = 2,000x-30,000
y = -2,000x+15
y = -30,000x+15
y = -2,000x+30,000
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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2
CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2
CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
An airplane is 30,000 feet above ground and descends at the rate of 2,000 feet per minute. How many feet above ground is the plane after 3 minutes?
18,000 feet
24,000 feet
10,000 feet
15,000 feet
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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Michael has $650 in his savings account. He withdraws $50 each week. Write a linear equation to represent the relationship between the weeks and the total money left in his savings account.
y = -650x+50
y = -50x+650
y = 13x + 50
y = -13x+650
Tags
CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2
CCSS.8.F.B.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
Michael has $650 in his savings account. He withdraws $50 each week. How much money is in his savings account after 5 weeks?
$250
$650
13 weeks
$400
Tags
CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 2 pts
A train is 500 meters above ground and descends at the rate of 50 meters per minute. What is the slope/rate?
-50
500
y = 10
5
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.B.5
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