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Slope and Rate of Change Practice

📝 Worksheet medium ⏱️ 18 minutes 8 problems
Slope and Rate of Change Practice
Grade 8 Mathematics LearnCrux.com
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Directions
  • Fill in each blank carefully.
  • Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
  • Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
  • Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. Match the term to its meaning: y-intercept
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2. Which line has a negative slope?
3. Match the description to the meaning: slope of 5 dollars per ticket
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4. If y increases by 12 when x increases by 3, the slope is __.
5. Why should students include units when interpreting slope?
6. Which statement is true about a steeper positive line?
7. A slope of -2 means the output changes by __ for each 1-unit increase in input.
8. Why is slope useful in a real-world model?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. the output when the input is zero
2. a line that goes down from left to right
3. the total cost increases by 5 dollars for each ticket
4. 4
5. The units explain what is changing and help show the meaning of the rate in the context
6. It has a greater positive rate of change
7. -2
8. Slope describes how quickly one quantity changes compared with another quantity

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