Slope Intercept in Context

What is the meaning of the slope?

• The cost for the service without any hours of calling is $5

• The cost of the service without any hours of calling is $6

• The cost per minute is $0.05

• The cost per minute is $0.50

Charlie rented a moving truck. He paid a daily fee plus a per-mile fee to rent the truck. The equation below represents the daily amount Charlie paid for the truck if he drives it x miles.
y=0.5x+10
What does the slope of the graph of this equation represent?

• The daily fee for the moving truck

• The per-mile fee for the moving truck

• How much Charlie paid for the truck

• The number of miles he drove

In the equation y=mx+b, what does the m represent?

• slope

• y-intercept

• linear

• point-slope

What does 'b" represent in y=mx+b

• y-intercept

• macaroni

• nothing

• slope

Write the equation of the graph in slope-intercept form

What type of slope does the following graph have?

• Postive

• Negative

• Zero Slope

• Undefined

What is the slope in the equation y=2x + 3?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• Cannot be Determined 

Which function models this relationship?

• y = 40x - 1/2

• y = -1/2x + 40

• y = 2x + 40

• y = -2x + 40

What does the slope represent in this context?

• Hank gains 158 pounds per week.

• Hank has a starting weight of 158 pounds.

• Hanks gains 1.5 pounds per week.

• Hank loses 1.5 pound per week.

• Hanks now weighs 156.5 pounds.

What is the y-intercept of this situation?