Mastering Slope & Y-Intercept in Real-Life Scenarios

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $0.20 per mile driven. What is the slope and y-intercept of the cost equation?

• Slope: 0.50, Y-intercept: 20

• Slope: 0.20, Y-intercept: 100

• Slope: 0.20, Y-intercept: 50

• Slope: 0.10, Y-intercept: 50

A gardener plants flowers in a straight line. If he plants 5 flowers in 2 hours, what is the slope of the flowers planted per hour?

• 3 flowers per hour

• 4 flowers per hour

• 2.5 flowers per hour

• 1 flower per hour

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

A phone plan costs $30 per month plus $0.10 per text message. What is the slope and y-intercept of the total cost equation?

• Slope: 30, Y-intercept: 0.10

• Slope: 0.10, Y-intercept: 30

• Slope: 0.30, Y-intercept: 10

• Slope: 0.05, Y-intercept: 30

A delivery service charges $15 for the first mile and $2 for each additional mile. What is the slope and y-intercept of the delivery cost equation?

• Slope: 0, Y-intercept: 15

• Slope: 2, Y-intercept: 10

• Slope: 15, Y-intercept: 2

• Slope: 2, Y-intercept: 15

A gym charges a $25 membership fee plus $10 per class attended. What is the slope and y-intercept of the total cost equation?

• Slope: 5, Y-intercept: 30

• Slope: 15, Y-intercept: 20

• Slope: 10, Y-intercept: 25

• Slope: 25, Y-intercept: 10

A taxi company charges a base fare of $3 plus $2 per mile. What is the slope and y-intercept of the fare equation?

• Slope: 3, Y-Intercept: 2

• Slope: 1, Y-Intercept: 5

• Slope: 2, Y-Intercept: 0

• Slope: 2, Y-Intercept: 3

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

A school sells tickets for a play at $5 each. If they sell 100 tickets, what is the slope of the revenue generated per ticket?

• 10

• 3

• 5

• 7

Tags

CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

A local bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each and has a fixed cost of $20. What is the slope and y-intercept of the revenue equation?

• slope: 3, y-intercept: 20

• slope: 0, y-intercept: 20

• slope: 5, y-intercept: 3

• {"slope": 3, "y-intercept": 0}

A subscription service charges $10 per month plus a one-time fee of $50. What is the slope and y-intercept of the total cost equation?

• Slope: 0, Y-intercept: 50

• Slope: 50, Y-intercept: 10

• Slope: 10, Y-intercept: 0

• Slope: 10, Y-intercept: 50

A painter charges $200 for a job plus $15 per hour worked. What is the slope and y-intercept of the total cost equation?

• Slope: 15, Y-intercept: 150

• Slope: 15, Y-intercept: 200

• Slope: 200, Y-intercept: 15

• Slope: 10, Y-intercept: 250