Exploring Slope

A passenger rode the subway 2 blocks west and then 10 blocks south. If all the blocks are the same length, what is the value of the slope of the line from where the passenger began to where he finished?

5

The data in which table represents a linear function that has a slope of zero?

A

The linear function that is represented by which table has the same slope as the graph?

C

The graph shows the cost of a lunch in a school's cafeteria since school started. Which is correct about the graph's slope?

NOT: It has no slope.

What is the slope of the line represented by the points in the table?

NOT:-0.05

What is the slope of the line in the graph?

NOT:3/4

Which graph has a slope of 2/3 ?

NOT:A

Isaac and Sakura are both doing a science experiment where they are measuring the temperature of a liquid over time. Graphs that represent each of their data are shown below.

The slope of the graph that represents Isaac's data is negative, and the slope of the graph that represents Sakura's data is positive.

Which statement correctly describes the slope of the linear function that is represented by the data in the table?

There is no slope.

Ellen thinks that if a line has no slope, then it never touches the y-axis. Which line proves that her statement is incorrect?

x = 0