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Open Up - Grade 8 - Mathematics - Unit 3 - Lesson 9

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6 Questions
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Suppose that during its flight, the elevation (in feet) of a certain airplane and its time , in minutes since takeoff, are related by a linear equation. Consider the graph of this equation, with time represented on the horizontal axis and elevation on the vertical axis. For each situation, decide if the slope is positive, zero, or negative.

The Slope Is Zero
The Slope Is Negative
The Slope Is Positive
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2.

A group of hikers park their car at a trail head and hike into the forest to a campsite. The next morning, they head out on a hike from their campsite walking at a steady rate. The graph shows their distance in miles, d, from the car on the day of their hike after h hours.

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A group of hikers park their car at a trail head and hike into the forest to a campsite. The next morning, they head out on a hike from their campsite walking at a steady rate. The graph shows their distance in miles, d, from the car on the day of their hike after h hours.
Write an equation that describes the relationship between d and h.

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A group of hikers park their car at a trail head and hike into the forest to a campsite. The next morning, they head out on a hike from their campsite walking at a steady rate. The graph shows their distance in miles, d, from the car on the day of their hike after h hours.
After how many hours will the hikers be 16 miles from their car?

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5.

Elena’s aunt pays her $1 for each call she makes to let people know about her aunt’s new business. The table shows how much money Diego receives for washing windows for his neighbors.

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6.

Each square on a grid represents 1 unit on each side. Match the numbers with the slopes of the lines.

-\frac{1}{4}
4
\frac{1}{4}
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