Linear Functions Quiz/Test
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Directions: Please choose the best answer choice for each of the following questions.
1.
Which of these is a linear equation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.
Yin is hiking down a mountain at a constant rate. Her height,
can be shown by the equation
mountain?
A.
B.
C.
D.
, on the mountain, in feet, after
minutes
. How long will it take Yin to reach the bottom of the
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
3.
Complete Party Supply rents helium tanks to fill balloons at parties. It charges a flat fee for the tank and a fee for
each balloon filled. The total cost can be represented by
balloons filled. What does the slope in this equation represent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
, where
is the number of
the cost of one balloon
the cost to rent one tank
the number of tanks rented
the total cost of the tank and balloons
4
Alicia is saving for a new bike. She started with
and is saving the same amount per week. Each equation
below describes a situation like Alicia’s. In the equations,
is the number of weeks and
is the amount of
money Alicia has. In which answer is the rate of weekly savings the greatest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
less than
equals
times
equals the sum of
and the product of
and
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5.
A baseball coach wants to purchase pizzas for a team party. He researches the price of pizza at two local
restaurants.
Which statement correctly compares the cost per pizza at Pizza Palace and Pizza Queen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Pizza Palace’s cost per pizza is the same as Pizza Queen’s.
Pizza Palace’s cost per pizza is $2 less than Pizza Queen’s.
Pizza Palace’s cost per pizza is $2 more than Pizza Queen’s.
Pizza Palace’s cost per pizza is double the cost of Pizza Queen’s.
6.
The students at Melrose Middle School participated in a reading program where they kept records of the amount
of time it took to read a certain number of pages. Nathan wrote his reading times in the table below.
Rebecca wrote down her reading times in a journal. She read 2 pages in 2.5 minutes, 8 pages in 10 minutes, 20
pages in 25 minutes, and 36 pages in 45 minutes. Based on number of pages read per minute, who is the faster
reader, and why?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Nathan, because he read 2 pages every 3 minutes
Nathan, because he read 3 pages every 2 minutes
Rebecca, because she read 4 pages every 5 minutes
Rebecca, because she read 5 pages every 4 minutes
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7.
Which graph represents an equation written as
?
A.
C.
B.
D.
8.
Which function is linear?
A.
C.
B.
D.
9.
This graph shows the distances Adam, Barry, Casey, and Drew drove along the same highway at the same
time.
Which statement correctly compares the functions in terms of their rates of change?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Adam drove faster than the other drivers.
Barry drove faster than Adam and Casey.
Casey drove faster than Barry and Drew.
Drew drove faster than the other drivers.
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10.
Leo’s car tire is filled with 28 pounds of air. It begins to leak 1 pound of air every 4 minutes. The amount of air
left in his tire after
minutes is modeled by this equation.
Which of these graphs shows the amount of air in Leo’s tire after it started leaking?
A.
C.
B.
D.
11.
A charter bus to take students to the championship football game will cost $300. Coach Chang made this table to
show that the price of the bus tickets is dependent upon the number of people who plan to ride the bus to the
game.
Which statement BEST describes Coach Chang’s table?
A.
B.
C.
D.
same.
As the value of
As the value of
As the value of
As the value of
increases, the value of
increases, the value of
decreases, the value of
increases, the value of
decreases.
also increases.
also decreases.
remains the
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12.
Which description BEST fits this functional relationship?
A.
B.
C.
D.
increasing and linear
decreasing and linear
increasing and nonlinear
decreasing and nonlinear
13.
Mrs. Kline is mixing a cleanser with water. For every one part of cleanser, she adds two parts of water. Which
graph BEST represents the amount of water Mrs. Kline adds to the cleanser?
A.
C.
B.
D.
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14.
Jackson is going to Cleveland during the winter. As he begins driving, the car begins to warm. Jackson stops for
gas and continues on his trip until he reaches Cleveland. He then turns off the ignition.
Which graph shows the temperature of the car during the trip?
A.
C.
B.
D.
15.
A car is driving at a steady speed on a highway. It slows down when it gets to a town and then continues at a
slower steady speed. Which graph shows how the speed of the car changes over time?
A.
C.
B.
D.
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Directions: Review the content below and answer the questions that follow
16.
Which of the lines appears to have a slope equal to 1?
A.
B.
C.
D.
line A
line B
line C
line D
17.
Which line’s slope is undefined?
A.
B.
C.
D.
line A
line B
line C
line D
18.
Which line has a slope of zero?
A.
B.
C.
D.
line A
line B
line C
line D
Directions: Please choose the best answer choice for each of the following questions.
19.
Gwen kept track of how long it took her to read different numbers of pages by making a table. She found that she
reads at a constant rate. Which of these could be Gwen’s table?
A.
C.
B.
D.
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20.
The graph shows the number of blocks Kelly is from home as she walks along Main Street on her way home from
the library. The slope of the line is
.
What is the meaning of this slope?
A.
B.
C.
home.
D.
home.
For every 3 minutes that she walks, Kelly is 2 blocks closer to home.
For every 2 minutes that she walks, Kelly is 3 blocks closer to home.
For every 3 minutes that she walks, Kelly is 2 blocks farther from
For every 2 minutes that she walks, Kelly is 3 blocks farther from
21.
Below are sets of ordered pairs. If the pattern continues, what is
A. 24
B.
when
C. 33
equals seven?
D.
22.
A group of science students are building some ramps for a series of tests.
Which ramp is the steepest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
2
3
4
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