8.5 Lesson 8 Linear Functions

Jada earns $7 per hour mowing her neighbors’ lawns.

The 2 quantities in this functional relationship are time (hours) and money earned.

Label the x and y-axes.

The 2 quantities in this functional relationship are time (hours) and money earned. Which one is the independent variable? Dependent variable? How do you know?

The independent variable is_______ and the dependent variable is ______. I know this because __________.

The 2 quantities in this functional relationship are time (hours) and money earned. Which statement is true?

Hint: Who depends on the other?

• Money earned is a function of time

• Time is a function of money earned

Jada earns $7 per hour mowing her neighbors’ lawns.

Write an equation that represents the function.

Jada earns $7 per hour mowing her neighbors’ lawns.

What is your output if your input is 6?

What does that point (2, 14) mean in the context of Jada’s scenario? Explain in 2 or more sentences.