Edulastic

8.F.4_Determine & Interpret

Created By Tim Miller

1 The manager of a small chain of restaurants compared the sales at di erent restaurant locations. She drew a graph
comparing the daily sales, in dollars, to the number of competing restaurants in the neighborhood.

Based on the graph, how much do the daily sales change with each additional competitor in the neighborhood?

A The daily sales increase by $100.

B The daily sales decrease by $100.

C The daily sales increase by $200.

D The daily sales decrease by $200.

2 The relationship between the number of miles for a taxi ride and the cost in dollars for the taxi ride is shown in the table below.

Determine whether each statement about the function is true or false. Select the correct cell in each row.

Statement True False

The function is linear.

The rate of change is 3.

The y-intercept is 3.5.

3 The table shows the amount of money, in dollars, Tasha has after purchasing a certain number of songs. Each song costs the

same amount.

Fill in the blanks with the correct values.

According to the table, Tasha initially had $ before

purchasing songs, and the cost of each song was $ .

4 In which function table do all of the points (x, y ) lie on the line that has a slope of 3 and a y -intercept of 2?

D
5 The table below shows the cost of di erent numbers of gold sh at a pet store.

COST OF GOLDFISH

Number of Gold sh Cost

5 $1.50

10 $3.00

15 $4.50

20 $6.00

The cost is a linear function of the number of gold sh. Which statement describes the rate of change of this function?

A The cost increases $0.30 each time 1 gold sh is added.

B The cost increases $1.50 each time 1 gold sh is added.

C The cost increases $3.00 each time 5 gold sh are added.

D The cost increases $6.00 each time 5 gold sh are added.

6 What is the slope of the line represented by the equation below?

1
y= x+4
3

A 1
4
B 1
3
C 3

D 4
7 A tank of water was drained at a constant rate. The table shows the number of gallons of water left in the tank after
being drained for two amounts of time.
(a)

Part A
What is the rate at which the water was drained from the tank?

A 6 gallons of water per minute

B 11 gallons of water per minute

C 45 gallons of water per minute

D 120 gallons of water per minute

(b)

Part B
What was the total amount of water in the tank before it was drained?

A 450 gallons

B 510 gallons

C 560 gallons

D 570 gallons
8 Wayne joins a health club and keeps track of his total club expenses at the end of each month of his membership, as shown in
the table.

The total expenses consist of a one-time registration fee and a cost per month.

Month, x Cumulative Health Club Expenses, y

1 $85

2 $110

3 $135

4 $160

5 $185

Part A
What is the one-time registration fee?

dollars

Part B
How much does Wayne pay each month to be a member of the health club?

dollars
9 The relationship between temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius is shown in the graph below.

What is the meaning of the y -intercept?

A the change in degrees Fahrenheit for every change of one degree Celsius

B the change in degrees Celsius for every change of one degree Fahrenheit

C the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit when the temperature is zero degrees Celsius

D the temperature in degrees Celsius when the temperature is zero degrees Fahrenheit

10 This table shows the linear relationship of the water level in a tank and time.

Enter the rate of change of the water level, in feet per hour.
11 Kelly is running home from the park. The function shown gives her distance, d, in miles, from home after t minutes.
d = −0.15t + 2.3
What does −0.15 represent in this function?

A the number of minutes Kelly has been running

B the total distance from home after each minute

C the total distance from home when Kelly began running

D the rate at which the distance from home changes each minute

12 A leaf falls 18 feet from a branch to the ground at a rate of 5 feet every 2 seconds.
Determine whether each statement about the leaf is true. Select True or False for each statement.

True False

The initial height of the leaf is 18 feet.

2
The leaf falls at a rate of foot every 1 second.
5
The leaf is 3 feet above the ground after 6 seconds.

13 The total cost of Gary’s cell phone plan includes a one-time cost for a phone plus a monthly fee. This table shows the
total cost of Gary’s cell phone plan as it accumulates from month 1 through month 5.

What is the monthly fee for Gary’s cell phone plan?

A $20

B $30

C $80

D $100
14 The graph of a linear function passes through the two given points on the coordinate plane.

(3, 15)
(6, 21)

What is the rate of change of the function?

15 At a factory, the cost of making di erent numbers of toothbrushes is shown in the table below.

A linear function models the cost based on the number of toothbrushes made. Which statement about the rate of
change of this function is true?

A The cost increases by $1.50 for each additional toothbrush made.

B The cost increases by $4.50 for each additional toothbrush made.

C The cost increases by $9.00 for each additional 3 toothbrushes made.

D The cost increases by $18.00 for each additional 3 toothbrushes made.