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1. A puppy weighed 3 pounds at birth. It gained 1 pound each week. Complete the equation. *Note: When entering your expression, please write itin slope-intercept form, mx+b. Do NOT put spacesbetween your variable/numbers and sign. Also, if the slope is 1, just put x, not 1x. (ex: y=x+3, not y=1x+3) y = 2. Nona saves $30 each week. She originally had $204 in her savings account. Complete the equation. *Note: When entering your expression, please write itin slope-intercept form, mx+b. Do NOT put spacesbetween your variable/numbers and sign. Also, if the slope is 1, just put x, not 1x. (ex: y=x+3, not y=1x+3) y = 3. A beaker of boiling water (212 degrees F) begins to cool. The temperature drops 11 degrees every minute. Complete the equation. *Note: When entering your expression, please write itin slope-intercept form, mx+b. Do NOT put spacesbetween your variable/numbers and sign. Also, if the slope is 1, just put x, not 1x. (ex: y=x+3, not y=1x+3) y = 4. A spider is sitting atop a 30 inch wall. It starts to climb down at a rate of 4 inches per minute. Complete the equation. *Note: When entering your expression, please write itin slope-intercept form, mx+b. Do NOT put spacesbetween your variable/numbers and sign. Also, if the slope is 1, just put x, not 1x. (ex: y=x+3, not y=1x+3) y = 5. A tree was planted when it was 2 feet tall. It grows 1 foot every year. Complete the equation. *Note: When entering your expression, please write itin slope-intercept form, mx+b. Do NOT put spacesbetween your variable/numbers and sign. Also, if the slope is 1, just put x, not 1x. (ex: y=x+3, not y=1x+3) y = 6. Rhys is on a diet. He loses 5 pounds each month. He began his diet when he weighed 300 pounds. Complete the equation. *Note: When entering your expression, please write itin slope-intercept form, mx+b. Do NOT put spacesbetween your variable/numbers and sign. Also, if the slope is 1, just put x, not 1x. (ex: y=x+3, not y=1x+3) y = *Note: When entering your expression, please write itin slope-intercept form, mx+b. Do NOT put spacesbetween your variable/numbers and sign. Also, if the slope is 1, just put x, not 1x. (ex: y=x+3, not y=1x+3) 7. Marci had 216 points coming into this basketball season. She averages 14 points per game. Complete the equation. y = *Note: When entering your expression, please write itin slope-intercept form, mx+b. Do NOT put spacesbetween your variable/numbers and sign. Also, if the slope is 1, just put x, not 1x. (ex: y=x+3, not y=1x+3) 8. Warren put $50 on his new lunch card. Each lunch costs $2.25, which is deducted from his card. Complete the equation. y = 9. Brent started building a brick wall from scratch. He lays 1 brick every minute. What is the slope in this situation and what does it represent? slope = 1; started at 1 minute slope = 0; started with 0 bricks slope = 1; 1 brick per minute slope = 0; 0 bricks per minute 10. A flower seed was planted 12 inches underground. It began growing 2 inches every week. What is the slope in this situation and what does it represent? slope = 12; 12 inches per week slope = 2; started at 2 inches tall slope = 2; 2 inches per week slope = -12; started at 12 inches underground 11. Xavier started reading a new book. He speed reads 7 pages every minute. What is the y-intercept in this situation and what does it represent? y-int: 0; He started with 0 pages read. y-int: 7; He started with 7 pages read. y-int: 14; He read 14 pages in 2 minutes. 12. A squirrel currently has a stash of 40 walnuts. It collects 9 more walnuts every hour. What is the y-intercept in this situation and what does it represent? y-int: 40; He stashed 40 walnuts per hour. y-int: 9; He has 9 walnuts to start. y-int: ; He stashed 9 walnuts per hour. y-int: 40; He has 40 walnuts to start. 13. Aurora bought a box of 52 cookies. She eats one cookie a day with her lunch. What is the slope in this problem and what does it represent? slope = 1; She eats one cookie per day. slope = 52: She starts with 52 cookies. slope = -1; She eats one cookie per day. slope = 52; She eats 52 cookies per day. 14. Carla has a bucket of 80 golf balls that she is hitting at the driving range. She hits 6 balls every minute. How long until the bucket is gone? What is the slope in this situation and what does it represent? slope = 80; She hits 80 golf balls per minute. slope = -6; She hits 6 golf balls per minute. slope = 6; She hits 6 golf balls per minute. slope = 80; She starts with 80 golf balls. |