SLOPE: Slope describes the _______________________ of a line.

or or

From a Word
From a Graph From an Equation From a Table From Two Points
Problem
1. Choose two points 1. The equation must 1. Find the ________ 1. Look for key words 1. Label your ___ and
on the graph. be in slope-intercept rate of change of the like ________, ___ coordinates.
2. Count the _______ form (___________). x-values and the y- ________, or 2. Find the change in
from one point to the 2. Slope is the values. ________. y and the change in x
next. Then the _________________ 2. Write the change 2. This is your using the slope
__________. of x, the number in as ______. _______ of change. formula
3. Write the slope as front of x.
_________. .
a) a) Jack has five toy
x -1 0 1 2 trains. He plans to buy
a) 4
a) y = 3x - 12 y 0 2 4 6 two new ones each
a) (0, 5) and (4, 17)
y month.
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1 b) The initial fee to

have a website set up
3 2 1 x
using a server is $48.
1 2 3
1 b) y = -3x 2
2 b) It costs $44 per month
3 x y to maintain the website. b) (-12, -10) and
3 20 (0, -6)
6 16
c) An online camera
c) y = 15x + 7 12 8
store charges $1.49 for
15 4
b) every 8x10 picture that
y
you order. The
3
shipping cost is $5.50.
2

1
d) y = -0.1x c) (0, 7) and (-5, 11)
3 2 1 1 2 3 x
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