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at the door - A Family of Linear

Equations
Dixie, Ashley, Leslie, and sara are four friends who work part-time at the
mall. One Saturday, each girl earned $15. Over the next week.

Dixie earns an additional $3.00 per day.

Ashley earns an additional $1.50 per day.
Leslie spends $2.00 per day.
Sara neither earns any additional money nor does she spend any money.

a) How much will Dixie, Ashley, Leslie, and Sara have on each day during the following week?
Use the table below:

Day (x)

Dixie

$15

Ashley

$15

Leslie

$15

Sara

$15

b) Graph Dixies, Ashleys, Leslies, and Saras data below. Label each graph with the name of
the girl and the linear equation that each graph represents.
Dixies equation:
Ashleys Equation:
Leslies Equation:
Saras Equation:
Insert the image of your graph below. *Make sure you label the x-axis and y-axis (You can scan
a physical copy of the graph or create a virtual graph):

c) What is similar about all four graphs?

d) What is similar about all four equations?

e) Compare the graphs of Dixie and Ashley.

How are they alike? Describe the direction of the graph for both girls.

How are they different?

f) Compare the equations for Dixie and Ashley. How are they different?

g) Now compare Leslies graph to Dixies and Ashleys graph. What do you notice?

h) Leslies equation has a negative slope/rate of change. What does that mean in context of
how Leslie earns/spends money?

i) Compare Saras graph with the others, what do you see?

j) What is special about Saras equation?