8M: 5-6 QC (Applications of Linear)

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.
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