Explore Slope and Trends: Real-Life Graphs Quiz

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $20 for each day you rent a car. Which graph best represents the total cost (y) as a function of the number of days (x) you rent the car?

• A linear graph starting at (0, 50) with a slope of 20.

• A linear graph starting at (0, 0) with a slope of 20.

• A quadratic graph starting at (0, 50) with a slope of 10.

• A linear graph starting at (0, 50) with a slope of 30.

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A gardener plants 5 trees each year. If he started with 10 trees, which graph shows the total number of trees (y) over the years (x)?

• y = 10 + 10x

• y = 10 + 5x

• y = 10 - 5x

• y = 5x

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A school tracks the number of students enrolled each year. In the first year, there were 100 students, and each year, 10 more students enroll. What would the graph of this situation look like?

• The graph would be a curve starting at (1, 100) and decreasing each year.

• The graph would show a constant number of students at 100 for each year.

• The graph would be a straight line starting at (1, 100) and increasing by 10 for each subsequent year.

• The graph would be a straight line starting at (1, 110) and increasing by 5 for each subsequent year.

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A bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each. If they sell 15 cupcakes in the first hour and 30 in the second hour, which graph shows the trend of cupcakes sold over time?

• A graph showing a downward trend from 30 to 15 cupcakes sold over the two hours.

• A graph with a flat line indicating no change in cupcakes sold over the two hours.

• A graph showing an upward trend from 15 to 30 cupcakes sold over the two hours.

• A graph showing a random fluctuation in the number of cupcakes sold each hour.

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A phone company offers a plan that costs $30 per month plus $0.10 per minute of calls. How would you represent the total cost (y) based on the number of minutes (x) used?

• y = 30 - 0.10x

• y = 30 + 0.05x

• y = 30 + 0.10x

• y = 0.10 + 30x

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A local gym has 50 members and gains 5 new members each month. Which graph would show the total number of members (y) over the months (x)?

• A quadratic graph starting at (0, 50) with a curve upwards.

• A horizontal line starting at (0, 50) indicating no change in members.

• A linear graph starting at (0, 0) with a slope of 5.

• A linear graph starting at (0, 50) with a slope of 5.

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A bookstore sells novels for $12 each. If they sold 20 novels in the first week and 30 in the second week, how would you represent the trend of novels sold over time?

• The trend shows a decrease in novels sold over time.

• The trend fluctuates with random sales each week.

• The trend shows an increase in novels sold over time.

• The trend remains constant with no change in sales.

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A farmer has 100 apples and picks 10 more each day. Which graph best represents the total number of apples (y) over the days (x)?

• A quadratic graph starting at (0, 100) with a curve upwards.

• A linear graph starting at (0, 0) with a slope of 10.

• A linear graph starting at (0, 100) with a slope of 10.

• A constant graph starting at (0, 100) with no slope.

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A movie theater has 200 seats and sells 25 tickets every hour. What would the graph of the number of tickets sold (y) over time (x) look like?

• The graph will be a curve that dips down after reaching 200 tickets.

• The graph will be a straight line that stops at (4,100).

• The graph will fluctuate wildly without a clear trend.

• The graph will be a line that rises to (8,200) and then becomes horizontal.

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A city plans to plant 200 trees over 5 years, planting the same number each year. Which graph represents the total number of trees planted (y) over the years (x)?

• A step graph with jumps at each year, ending at (5, 200).

• A linear graph starting at (0, 0) and ending at (5, 100) with a slope of 20.

• A quadratic graph starting at (0, 0) and ending at (5, 200) with a curve.

• A linear graph starting at (0, 0) and ending at (5, 200) with a slope of 40.

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