Interpret Slope Graph

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

Interpret the slope.

• For every 2 days, the plan goes down 1 minute.

• For every 1 day, the plan goes down 2 minutes.

• For every 2 days, the plan goes down 5 minutes.

• For every 5 days, the plan goes down 2 minutes.

Interpret the slope.

• For every 1 hour, the distance goes up 40 km.

• For every 40 hours, the distance goes down 1 km.

• For every 1 hour, the distance goes down 40 km.

• For every 40 hours, the distance goes up 1 km.

Interpret the slope.

• The candle height goes down 9 inches every 1 hour.

• The candle height goes down 1 inch every 1 hour.

• The candle height goes down 2 inches every 8 hours.

• The candle height goes down 4 inches every 1 hour.

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8.4.B

What does the slope show?

• shots each player made

• games per shots

• shots made per game

• greens per game

What does the slope represent?

• 1 movie per millions

• admit one

• salary per movie

• highest paid salary

What does the slope show?

• pancakes per seconds

• seconds per pancakes

• bob per seconds

• seconds per slope

Joe tracked the height of his Dalmatian puppy from age 13 weeks to 25 weeks. He graphed the data and determined the line of best fit is y = 1.12x + 28.78. What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The puppy weighed 28.78 pounds at age 13.

• For every week that goes by, the puppy gains 1.12 pounds.

• The puppy gains a pound every 1.12 weeks.

• The puppy weighs 1.12 pounds when it was born.

The table represents a used car salesman's monthly salary including commission made on the sale of cars.  What is the slope and what does it represent?

• The slope is $850/car and it represents the commission per car sold.

• The slope is $425/car and it represents the commission per car sold.

• The slope is $1500 and it represents the monthly salary before commission.

• The slope is $850 and it represents the monthly salary before commission.