Real-World Slope

What is the meaning of the slope in the context of the problem?

• The pool water is decreasing in 3 gallons per minute.

• The pool water is increasing in 3 gallons per minute.

• The time for the pool water to increase is 3 minutes.

• The time for the pool water to decrease is 3 minutes.

What is the meaning of the y-intercept of the graph?

• The number of payments for the debt is 2000.

• At the start the debt is 2000 before making any payments.

• The number of payments for the debt is between 12 to 14.

• Initially, the number of payments is 12 to 14.

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

The graph shows the number of newspapers delivered and total pay for Leona’ newspaper delivery job.

What does the slope of this graph represent?

• The cost per newspaper

• The total cost of 20 newspapers

• The number of miles Leona travels

• The cost per mile

The graph represents the height of a burning candle.  What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• It takes 10 hours to burn the entire candle

• The candle is getting shorter by one inch per hour.

• The candle is getting taller by one inch per hour.

• The candle started at 10 inches tall.

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

The on-call nurse works x hours and charges her patients y dollars for her in-home services based on the equation y = 50x + 25. What is the slope in the equation?

• 25 dollars per hour

• 25 hours per dollar

• 50 dollars per hour

• 50 hours per dollar

What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• The weight in the bucket increases by 1 pound per pound of sand.

• Before sand is put in the bucket, it weighs 1 pound.

• The starting weight of the sand is 1 pound.

• The weight in the bucket decreases by 1 pound per pound of sand.

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