Slope of a Line
A balloon artist creates balloon hats for children at a store's grand opening. The graph shows the number of balloons the artist has remaining, y, after creating x hats. What phrases can be used to describe the line representing the relationship between the number of balloons remaining and the number of hats created? Check all that apply.
negative slope constant slope decreasing function
Vera wants to graph a line that passes through (0, 2) and has a slope of . Which points could Vera use to graph the line? Check all that apply.
(-3, 0) (3, 4) (6, 6)
Which function shows a fabric with a price of $1.25 per square yard?
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Which graph has a slope of 4/5 ?
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A line contains points M(1, 3) and N(5, 0). What is the slope of MN?
-3/4
What is the slope of the function?
-6
Line GH contains points G(-2, 6) and H(5, -3). What is the slope of GH?
-9/7
Line AB contains points A(4, 5) and B(9, 7). What is the slope of AB?
2/5
What is the slope of the function?
3
Aaron tracks the time it takes him to mow lawns by writing coordinate points relating x, the time in hours it takes to mow a lawn, and y, the size of the lawn in acres. Two of his points are (3, 1.5) and (5, 2.5). Which statement describes the slope of the line through these two points?
Aaron's rate for mowing lawns is 0.5 acres per hour.
The graph represents the balance on Harrison's car loan in the months since purchasing the car. Which statement describes the slope of the line?
Harrison makes a monthly payment of $250.
Which word describes the slope of the line?
Negative
Debi walks laps around the mall for exercise during the winter months. The table represents the number of steps recorded on her pedometer as she walks laps around the mall one day. Which statement is true about the graph of the line representing Debi's data?
One lap around the mall is equal to about 2,425 steps.
The slope of the line through the points is 2. Which statement describes how the slope relates to the height of the water in the pool?
The height of the water increases 2 inches per minute.
At work, Brett must check and record the internal temperature of the freezer on an hourly basis. When working properly, the temperature should remain constant over time. What word describes the slope of a line showing the temperature of the freezer as a function of time in hours when the freezer is working properly?
The slope of the line will be zero
Which word describes the slope of the line?
Zero
Which word describes the slope of the line?
positive
Which relationship has a zero slope?
wrong
The graph shows the relationship between the volume of a rectangular prism and the volume of a square pyramid with an identical base and height. What is the slope of the line?
3
Which of these values could be the slope of the line? Check all that apply.
7/4 3
