Linear Functions Slope Interpretation

Determine the equation for the following linear function.

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Determine the slope for the following linear function.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Determine the equation for the following linear function.

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

What does the slope tell you about the line?

• Steepness

• Direction

• Rate of change

• All of the above

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

The height of a candle is represented by the linear function: y=-0.25x+6, What is the meaning of the slope?

• The height of the candle will decrease by 0.25 inches per hour

• The height of the candle will increase by 0.25 inches per hour.

• The candle is 6 inches tall before it is lit. 

• The candle is 0.25 inches tall before it is lit. 

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Lyla notices that the level of the water in her swimming pool drops each week if she doesn’t regularly refill it. The equation 𝑦 = -1.6𝑥 + 42 represents the height of the water at the shallow end of the pool, 𝑦, in inches after 𝑥 number of weeks beginning in June. What is the slope and what does it represent?

• Slope is -1.6 and represents amount of water decreasing each week

• Slope is -1.6 and represents height of water level after 0 weeks

• Slope is 42 and represents amount of water increasing each week

• Slope is 42 and represents height of water level after 0 weeks

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Which linear function has the greatest slope?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9

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.

What does the slope mean in the context of the problem?

• The cost will increase by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.40 per topping

• The cost will increase by $1.90 per topping

• The cost will decrease by $1.90 per topping 

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What is the meaning of the slope?

• The amount of each deposit made

• The initial amount of money in the savings account

• The number of deposits made

• The amount of money in the savings account after 50 deposits

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5