Slope and Y-Intercept

What type of slope does the following graph have?

• Postive

• Negative

• Zero Slope

• Undefined

Find the slope from the table.

• -4

• 1

• 4

• -2

What is the slope?

• -1/3

• -3

• -4

• 5

What is the meaning of the slope? (Hint: choose two points! Hours rented (x) and amount paid (y))

• The cost will increase by $12 per hour

• The initial fee is $15 before hourly charges

• The cost will increase by $15 per hour

• The initial fee before hourly charges is $12

What is the meaning of the y-intercept? (Hint: what would the amount be for 0 hours?)

• The cost will increase by $12 per hour

• The initial fee is $15 before hourly charges

• The cost will increase by $15 per hour

• The initial fee before hourly charges is $12

What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• Colby's initial deposit was $100. 

• Colby's initial deposit was $150

• Colby is adding $5 per week

• Colby is adding $10 per week

What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• 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

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

What is the y-intercept?

• -2

• 2

• -4

• 4

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

• slope

• y-intercept

• linear

• point-slope