Find and Interpret Slope

What is the Slope?

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• No Slope

What is the meaning of the slope?

• You will receive $4 per paper delivered.

• You will receive $5 per paper delivered

• You will receive $20 per paper delivered

• You will receive $20 for the day

Is the following graph proportional?

• True

• False

Which statement matches the graph?

• Taylor can write 6 words per minute

• Taylor can write 25 words per minute

• Taylor can write 50 words per minute

• Taylor can write 150 words per minute

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 3) and (10, 4).

• -1/8

• -8

• 1/8

• 8

What is the rate of change for the equation y= 5x - 2

• -2/5

• 5/-2

• 5

• -2

The equation y = 30x + 15 represents the money in Jim's bank account.  Interpret the slope.

• The slope is 15.  It represents how much money Jim starts with.

• The slope is 2.  It represents how much money Jim deposits each day.

• The slope is 30.  It represents how much money Jim starts with.

• The slope is 30.  It represents how much money Jim deposits each day.

The Southeast Polk Junior High teachers go to the Bowl-O-Rama on Friday after school.The cost to bowl per game is $3 and to rent shoes for the night is $2. What represents the slope?

• Number of teachers

• Cost per game

• Cost for shoes

• Number of games

Write an equation for the graph

• y = x + 1

• y = -x + 1

• y = x - 1

• y = -x -1

Find the rate of change for the ordered pairs (-2, 5) (0, 13) (2, 21)

• -4

• -8

• 4

• 8