A national park begins with 50,000 trees. A park ranger then plants an additional 200 trees every year. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that can predict how many total trees the national park has after x years have passed by.
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National Parks
b.) How many total trees will there be after 7 years?
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Running
Sam is training for a marathon. Currently, runs 10 miles on Friday. To build his long distance endurance, Sam plans to increase his Friday distance by 2 miles each week. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total distance he runs on Friday after x weeks of training.
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Running
b.) How many miles does Sam run during the 8th week of his marathon training?
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Cruise Ships
A large cruise ship has 4200 passengers on board. When it returns to port, the passengers disembark at a rate of 825 passengers per hour. a.) Write in equation in slope-intercept form that represents how passengers are still on the ship after x hours of disembarking.
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Cruise Ships
b.) How many passengers are still on the cruise ship after 4 hours?
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Driving Distance
Ricky is going on a road trip and has alredy traveled 126 miles. His distance then increases at a steady rate of 55 miles per hour. a.) Write in equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total miles travled after x hours of driving.
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Driving Distance
b.) How many total miles has Ricky traveled if he's been driving for 1.5 hours?
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Theme Parks
When a theme park first opens, the wait time for a popular roller coaster is 10 minutes. The wait time then increases by 15 minutes for every hour the theme park is open.
a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total wait time for the coaster x hours after the park opened.
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Theme Parks
b.) How long is the roller coaster's wait time if the theme park has been open for 5 hours?
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Nursing
A nurse is administering medicine to a patient through an IV. The medicine comes in a 500 mL bag. The amount of medicine in the bag decreases at a rate of 30 mL every hour. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept that represents the amount of medicine, in milliliters, remaining after x hours.
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Nursing
b.) How many milliliters of medicine are left in the IV bag after 6.5 hours?
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Alligators
A baby alligator grows at a rate of 2.5 inches each month. A biologist measured that it was 8.5 inches long at birth. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form to represent its length, in inches, after x months.
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Alligators
b.) How long is the baby alligator 10 months after it's born?
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Bank Accounts
Kayla has a savings account at her bank. Her current balance is $3,400. She then consistently withdraws $75 per week from her account. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents how much money Kayla has left in her account after x weeks.
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Bank Accounts
b.) How much money does Kayla have in her account after 24 weeks?
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Scuba Diving
Juan is currently 35 feet below sea level. He begins to swim up towards the surface at a steady rate of 2.75 feet per minute.
a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that shows how many feet below sea level Juan is after x minutes of swimming.
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Scuba Diving
b.) How many feet below sea level is Juan after he swims towards the surface for 11 minutes?
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Art Class
Claire is taking art class as an elective this year. She already has 5 watercolor paintings in her sketch book. She then add 3 new paintings every week.
a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form to represent how many total paintings Claire has after x weeks of school.
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Art Class
b.) Find the total number of paintings in Claire's sketch book after 18 weeks of school.
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Slope-Intercept Word Problems
Choose five topics below for your project:
Theme Parks
National parks
Cruise Ships
Driving
Running
NURSING
GATORS
Scuba Diving
Money
Art
National Parks
A national park begins with 50,000 trees. A park ranger then plants an additional 200 trees every year. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that can predict how many total trees the national park has after x years have passed by.
Next
National Parks
b.) How many total trees will there be after 7 years?
Back
Running
Sam is training for a marathon. Currently, runs 10 miles on Friday. To build his long distance endurance, Sam plans to increase his Friday distance by 2 miles each week. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total distance he runs on Friday after x weeks of training.
Next
Running
b.) How many miles does Sam run during the 8th week of his marathon training?
Back
Cruise Ships
A large cruise ship has 4200 passengers on board. When it returns to port, the passengers disembark at a rate of 825 passengers per hour. a.) Write in equation in slope-intercept form that represents how passengers are still on the ship after x hours of disembarking.
Next
Cruise Ships
b.) How many passengers are still on the cruise ship after 4 hours?
Back
Driving Distance
Ricky is going on a road trip and has alredy traveled 126 miles. His distance then increases at a steady rate of 55 miles per hour. a.) Write in equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total miles travled after x hours of driving.
Next
Driving Distance
b.) How many total miles has Ricky traveled if he's been driving for 1.5 hours?
Back
Theme Parks
When a theme park first opens, the wait time for a popular roller coaster is 10 minutes. The wait time then increases by 15 minutes for every hour the theme park is open.
a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the total wait time for the coaster x hours after the park opened.
Next
Theme Parks
b.) How long is the roller coaster's wait time if the theme park has been open for 5 hours?
Back
Nursing
A nurse is administering medicine to a patient through an IV. The medicine comes in a 500 mL bag. The amount of medicine in the bag decreases at a rate of 30 mL every hour. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept that represents the amount of medicine, in milliliters, remaining after x hours.
Next
Nursing
b.) How many milliliters of medicine are left in the IV bag after 6.5 hours?
Back
Alligators
A baby alligator grows at a rate of 2.5 inches each month. A biologist measured that it was 8.5 inches long at birth. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form to represent its length, in inches, after x months.
Next
Alligators
b.) How long is the baby alligator 10 months after it's born?
Back
Bank Accounts
Kayla has a savings account at her bank. Her current balance is $3,400. She then consistently withdraws $75 per week from her account. a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents how much money Kayla has left in her account after x weeks.
Next
Bank Accounts
b.) How much money does Kayla have in her account after 24 weeks?
Back
Scuba Diving
Juan is currently 35 feet below sea level. He begins to swim up towards the surface at a steady rate of 2.75 feet per minute.
a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form that shows how many feet below sea level Juan is after x minutes of swimming.
Next
Scuba Diving
b.) How many feet below sea level is Juan after he swims towards the surface for 11 minutes?
Back
Art Class
Claire is taking art class as an elective this year. She already has 5 watercolor paintings in her sketch book. She then add 3 new paintings every week.
a.) Write an equation in slope-intercept form to represent how many total paintings Claire has after x weeks of school.
Next
Art Class
b.) Find the total number of paintings in Claire's sketch book after 18 weeks of school.
Back