Slope Interpretation

Dev keeps a record in graph form of how far his car travels and the number of gallons of gasoline it uses.

What is the slope of the graph?

• 64 miles for 2 gallons

• 128 miles for 4 gallons

• 32 miles per gallon

• 1 gallon per 32 miles

What is the correct slope of the graph above?

• 2/3

• 1

• 3/2

• -3/2

Write the simplified slope of the table?

• 1/3

• 3/1

• 6/2

• 3/9

Find the slope unit rate for the table.

• $0.05 per day

• $18.50 per day

• $74 for 4 days

• 3 days at $55.50

Interpret the slope.

• The price drops by $40 for every unit.

• The price drops by $2 for every unit.

• The price was $40 in the beginning.

• The price was $2 in the beginning.

The graph represents gasoline consumption when driving a certain distance in km.  What is the meaning of the slope?

• The tank started with 50 L of gasoline

• the amount of gasoline consumed per km driven

• the distance it takes to lose a Liter of gas

• the gasoline is leaking because the slope is negative.

• A

• B

• C

• D

The graph shows the candle's height (cm) as it burns (minutes).  What does the slope mean in context of the problem?

• The candle burns 1 cm every minute.

• The candle burns 2 cm every 2 minutes.

• The candle burns 2 cm every minute.

• The candle burns 1 cm every 2 minutes.

Interpret the slope.

• The price drops by $40 for every unit.

• The price drops by $2 for every unit.

• The price was $40 in the beginning.

• The price was $2 in the beginning.

• A

• B

• C

• D