Compare Slope Word Problems

How many candy bars will be sold if there were 18 sellers?

• 18

• 21

• 122

• 130

Bob has $150 in his savings account and saves $40 per month.  Which equation represents the amount Bob has in his account after x months?

• y = 150 + 40

• y = 40x + 150

• y = 150x + 40

Sonya has $40 in her lunch account and pays $2 each day to eat lunch. Which equation can be used to find the amount of money Sonya has left on her account after x days?

• y = 40 + 2x

• y = - 2x + 40

• y = 2 + 40x

• y = 2 - 40x

An amusement park has an entrance fee, and then there is a cost to ride each ride. The total cost (y) can be modeled by y=1.5x+20 where x is the number of rides you ride. What does the y intercept represent?

• Number of rides

• The entrance fee

• The cost for food

• The cost per ride

D. Line 4 has a slope of 1/2. Line 1 has a slope of -1. Of these two lines, which is steeper? How can you tell from the given slopes?

|-1| _ |1/2|

Mathematical Equivalence

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D. Line 4 has a slope of 1/2. Line 1 has a slope of -1. Of these two lines, which is steeper? How can you tell from the given slopes?

|-1| _ |1/2|

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

The total cost (y) at Six Flags can be modeled by y=1.5x+20 where x is the number of rides you ride. Splash Down Dune's can be modeled by y = 2.4x + 15. Which has the steeper slope?

• Six Flags

• Splash Down Dunes

• They are the same

Con takes 3 pages of notes during each hour of class. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the time in class x and the number of pages y.

Write the equation

• y = 25x

• y = 100x - 25

• y = -25x + 100

• y = 25/100x