Slope and Y-Intercept Application

What does the y intercept represent?

• The amount of cases already chopped

• The amount of cases he can chop in an hour

• His starting salary

• The hours Jared works

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

Write the equation for the table given.

• y = 1/3x

• y = 3x

• y = 1/2x

Which of the given graphs is a direct variation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Write the equation that represents this word problem: Marsha gets a job that pays $15 per hour, and she started the week with $20

• y= 15x + 20

• y= 20x + 15

• y= 15 + 20

• y= 20 + 15

• Answer Not Here

Write the equation that represents this word problem: Nora owes her parents $400 for a computer, so she babysits for $10 per hour.

• y= 10x + 400

• y= -10x - 400

• y=10x - 400

• y= -10x + 400

• Answer Not Here

Write an equation for this relationship.

• y = 4x

• y = 1/8x

• y = 1/4x

• y = 8x

The cost of renting a sailboat at a lake is $20 per hour plus $12 for lifejackets. What is the slope of this situation?

• $0

• $20

• $12

The cost of renting a sailboat at a lake is $20 per hour plus $12 for lifejackets. What is the equation in slope-intercept form that can be used to calculate the total amount you would pay for using this sailboat.

• y=12x-20

• y=20x-12

• y=20x+12

• y=12x+20

A balloon is released from the top of a platform that is 50 meters tall. The balloon rises at the rate of 4 meters per second. What is the equation in slope-intercept form that tells the height of the balloon above the ground after a given number of seconds.

• y=50x-4

• y=4x-50

• y=4x+50

• y=50x+4