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Unit Rate and Slope Worksheet

Grade 9 Math worksheet covering unit rate calculations, identifying slope from graphs and tables, and applying slope-intercept form.

Grade 9 Math Percents, Ratios, and RatesUnit Rate and Slope
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.5CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.F.B.4CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.CED.A.2

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Unit Rate and Slope

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for full credit.

1. A car travels 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. What is the car's fuel efficiency in miles per gallon?

2. A store sells 5 pounds of apples for $7.50. What is the unit price of the apples per pound?

3. What is the slope of the line shown in the graph below?

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a

2

b

-2

c

1/2

d

-1/2

4. The slope of a line passing through the points (2, 5) and (6, 13) is  .

5. A line passes through (1, 7) and (4, 7). The slope of this line is  .

6. The equation y = 3x - 5 has a slope of 3.

T

True

F

False

7. In the equation y = -x + 4, the y-intercept is 4.

T

True

F

False

8. A plumber charges a $50 service fee plus $30 per hour. Write an equation in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) to represent the total cost (y) for x hours of work.

9. What does the slope represent in the equation you wrote for question 8?