Construct Functions To Model Linear Relationships

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In 1–4, answer the questions related to the following situation.
The graph models the depth of the water in a small fountain The Depth of Water
during a rainstorm. in a Fountain
1. What is the y-intercept? y
12

Fountain (inches)
Depth of Water
9
2. What does the y-intercept represent?
6

3
3. What does the slope represent?
x
0
0 3 6 9 12
Number of Hours
4. Write a linear function in the form y = mx + b
for this line.

5. The graph shows the outdoor temperature on a certain Temperature Since Sunrise
winter day starting at sunrise.

Temperature (degrees Celsius)


y
a. What do the slope and y-intercept of this function represent? 8

b. Write a linear function in the form y = mx + b for this line. 2


x
0
0 2 4 6 8
Hours After Sunrise

For 6–7, write the equation that models each linear relationship.

6. y 7. y
18 8
16 6
14 4
12 2
x
10 –8 –6 –4 –2 O 2 4 6 8
8 –2
6 –4
4 –6
2 –8
x
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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8. Carla is saving money for a trip this summer. She already has some money
in her savings account and will add the same amount to her account
each week. At the end of 2 weeks, Carla has $130. At the end of 8 weeks,
she has $280. Write a linear function in the form y = mx + b to
represent the amount of money, m, that Carla has saved after w weeks.

9. Higher Order Thinking Stations 1, 2, and 3 are bus Station 3


stations. The equation y = 160x represents the number y
of people that go to Station 1, where y is the total number 1,500

Total Number of People


of people and x is the number of hours since opening.
1,200
The table shows the same relationship for Station 2, and
the graph shows the relationship for Station 3.
900
Station 2 (4, 772)
600
Hours Since
2 3 4 5
Opening, x 300
Total Number x
326 489 652 815 0
of People, y 0 2 4 6 8
Time Since Opening (hours)

a. Which station has the greatest number b. What is the total number of people who
of people arrive per hour? have gone to a bus station after 4 hours?

Assessment Practice
10. A family went to a baseball game. The cost to park the car was $5
and the cost per ticket was $21. Write a linear function in the form
y = mx + b for the total cost of going to the baseball game, y,
and the total number of people in the family, x.

11. José weighed himself on Monday, and he weighed 170 pounds.


Two weeks later, he weighed 165 pounds.

a. Write a linear function in the form b. If José continues to lose weight at the
y = mx + b to model José’s weight loss same rate, how much will he weigh
each week, where x is the number of after 5 weeks?
weeks and y is José’s weight. Assume a
constant weight loss over the two weeks.

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