Finding Slopes in Graphs

Find the slope of the line that includes these two ordered pairs:

(1,8) and (3,12)

• 2

• 1/2

• 9/7

• -2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which slope would create the steepest line?

• slope: 3/2

• slope: 1

• slope: 1/4

• slope: -3

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What does slope measure?

• rise over run

• steepness

• change in y-values

• change in x-values

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which slopes would create graphs that are equally steep? Choose two.

• 2/3

• 3/2

• -3/2

• 1/2

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

• both positive

• both negative

• one positive, one negative

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which graph represents an equation of a line with an zero slope?

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

In the slope form intercept: y = mx + b, the m is the?

• slope

• y-intercept

• x coordinate

• y coordinate

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CCSS.8.F.A.3

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

Slope is the ____ of a line.

• steepness

• y-intercept

• x coordinate

• y coordinate

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

A line goes through the point (5, -7) and has a slope m = -3. Which equation is correct in slope intercept form?

• 5 = -3 (-7) + b

• -7 = 5 (-3) + b

• -7 = -3 (5) + b

• -3 = 5 (-7) + b

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5