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Analyzing Problem Situations Using Multiple Representations
Problem Set
Write an equation that represents the relationship shown in each table. Use the equation
to answer the question.
1. Terell is biking around a track. The table show the time it takes Terell to complete several laps
around the track. Write an equation that represents the relationship shown in the table. If Terell
bikes around the track for 1 hour, how many laps will he complete?
Time (minutes)
Distance (laps)
0
0
12
9
24
18
Let t 5 time (minutes)
Let d 5 distance (laps)
9 laps
speed 5 ​ ___________
  
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12 minutes
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5 0.75 lap per minute
d 5 0.75t
1 hour 5 60 minutes
d 5 0.75t
5 0.75(60)
5 45
If Terell bikes around the track for 1 hour, he will complete 45 laps.
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2. Claudia is jogging around her neighborhood. The table shows the distance Claudia travels during
her jog. Write an equation that represents the relationship shown in the table. How long will it take
Claudia to jog 5 miles?
Time (hours)
Distance (miles)
0
0
0.5
1.5
0.75
2.25
Let t 5 time (minutes)
Let d 5 distance (miles)
1.5 miles ​ 
speed 5 ​ _________
0.5 hour
5 3 miles per hour
d 5 3t
5 5 3t
__
​ 5 ​ 5
  t
1.7 < t
It will take Claudia about 1.7 hours to jog 5 miles.
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3. Shawna is driving to the beach for summer vacation. The table shows the distance Shawna travels
during her trip. Write an equation that represents the relationship shown in the table. How long will
it take Claudia to drive the entire 500 mile trip?
Time (hours)
Distance (miles)
0
0
2
110
3
165
Let t 5 time (hours)
Let d 5 distance (miles)
110 miles ​ 
speed 5 ​ _________
 
2 hours
5 55 miles per hour
d 5 55t
500 5 55t
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  t
____
​ 500 ​ 5
55
9.1 < t
It will take Shawna about 9.1 hours to travel 500 miles.
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4. Mattie and Lavonne agree to meet and make signs for the pep rally. Lavonne starts 30 minutes
early and completes 2 signs before Mattie arrives. The table shows the total number of signs the
girls have completed at different times after Mattie arrives. Write an equation that represents the
relationship shown in the table. If the girls work for 3 hours after Mattie arrives, what is the total
number of signs the girls will complete?
Time (hours)
Number of Signs
20.5
0
0
2
0.5
4
Let t 5 time (hours)
Let s 5 signs
4 2 2 
rate 5 ​ _______
 ​ 
0.5 2 0
2   ​ 
5 ​ ___
0.5
5 4 signs per hour
s 5 2 1 4t
5 2 1 4(3)
5 14
If the girls work for 3 hours after Mattie arrives, they will have 14 total signs completed.
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5. Juan leaves his home and rides his bike for 15 minutes to the park. After he gets to the park, he
resets his odometer to 0 and continues to ride at the same speed. The table shows the distance
Juan traveled at the park according to his odometer. Write an equation that represents the
relationship shown in the table. If it has been 1.5 hours since Juan left home, what is the distance
he rode his bike at the park?
Time (hours)
Distance (miles)
0.25
0
0.5
1.25
0.75
2.5
Let t 5 time (hours)
Let d 5 distance (miles)
1.25 2 0 
speed 5 ​ __________
 ​ 
0.5 2 0.25
1.25 
5 ​ _____
 ​
0.25
5 5 miles per hour
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distance from Juan’s house to park 5 speed 3 time
5 (5)(0.25)
5 1.25
d 5 5t 2 1.25
5 5(1.5) 2 1.25
5 6.25
If it has been 1.5 hours since Juan left home, Juan rode his bike 6.25 miles at the park.
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6. Lee is a member of the drama club. He is setting up chairs in the gym for the school play. He
arrives 5 minutes early and sets up 25 chairs before Jin arrives to help. The table shows the total
number of chairs set up at different times after Jin arrives. Write an equation that represents the
relationship shown in the table. If Lee and Jin continue at the same pace, how long will it take to
set up 300 chairs?
Time (minutes)
Number of Chairs
25
0
0
25
10
75
Let t 5 time (minutes)
Let c 5 chairs
75 2 25 ​ 
rate 5 ​ ________
10 2 0
50 ​ 
5 ​ ___
10
5 5 chairs per minute
s 5 25 1 5t
275 5 5t
55 5 t
If Lee and Jin continue to work together at the same pace, it will take 55 minutes to set up the
300 chairs.
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Complete each table using the given equation. Use the table to graph the equation.
7. Joelle is ice skating around an ice rink. The equation d 5 0.5t represents the relationship between
the time Joelle skates in minutes, t, and the distance she skates in laps, d. Complete the table.
Graph the points on the grid.
Time (minutes)
Distance (laps)
0
0
10
5
20
10
30
15
50
y
40
30
Distance (laps)
20
10
-50
0
0
-40 -30 -20 -10
-10
x
10
20
30
40
50
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-20
-30
-40
-50
Time (minutes)
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8. Leon is jogging around a park. The equation d 5 5t represents the relationship between the time
Leon jogs in hours, t, and the distance he jogs in miles, d. Complete the table. Graph the
points on the grid.
Time (hours)
Distance (miles)
0
0
0.25
1.25
0.5
2.5
1
5
5
y
4
3
Distance (miles)
2
1
x
0
-2.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5
-1
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
-2
-3
-5
Time (hours)
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9. Perry is driving to college. The equation d 5 60t represents the relationship between the time
Perry travels in hours, t, and the distance he travels in miles, d. Complete the table. Graph the
points on the grid.
Time (hours)
Distance (miles)
0
0
1
60
2
120
3
180
200
y
160
120
Distance (miles)
80
40
x
0
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-40
0
1
2
3
4
5
-80
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-120
-160
-200
Time (hours)
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10. Elesha and Jada are making greeting cards to send to the children’s hospital. Jada makes 2 cards
before Elesha arrives to help. The equation c 5 2 1 8t represents the relationship between the
time Elesha and Jada make cards in hours, t, and the number of cards they make, c. Complete the
table. Graph the points on the grid.
Time (hours)
Number of Cards
20.25
0
0
2
0.5
6
1
10
10
y
8
6
Number of Cards
4
2
x
0
-2.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5
-2
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
-4
-6
-10
Time (hours)
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11. Ling leaves her home and walks for 15 minutes to the park. After she gets to the park, she
resets her pedometer to 0 and continues to walk at the same speed. The equation d 5 2t 2 0.5
represents the relationship between the time Li walks in hours, t, and the distance she walks in the
park in miles, d. Complete the table. Graph the points on the grid.
Time (hours)
Distance (miles)
0
20.5
0.25
0
0.5
0.5
0.75
1
2.5
y
2.0
1.5
Distance (miles)
1.0
0.5
x
0
-2.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5
-0.5
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
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-1.0
-1.5
-2.0
-2.5
Time (hours)
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Pony Express
Interpreting the Standard Form of a Linear Equation
Problem Set
Write an expression to represent each problem situation. Evaluate the expression to answer the
question.
1. Aiko is walking 2 miles per hour. How far will she walk in 3 hours?
Let x equal the number of hours Aiko walks.
The expression 2x represents the distance Aiko walks in miles.
2x 5 2(3)
5 6 miles
Aiko will walk 6 miles in 3 hours.
2. Isabel is jogging 4 miles per hour. How long will it take her to jog 6 miles?
Let x equal the number of hours Isabel jogs.
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The expression 4x represents the distance Isabel jogs in miles.
4x 5 6
6 ​ 
___
  __
​ 4x ​ 5 ​ 
4
4
x 5 1.5
It will take Isabel 1.5 hours to jog 6 miles.
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3. Chen is biking 6 miles per hour. How far will he travel in 2 hours?
Let x equal the number of hours Chen bikes.
The expression 6x represents the distance Chen bikes in miles.
6x 5 6(2)
5 12 miles
Chen will bike 12 miles in 2 hours.
4. Lamar is sketching people’s faces at the spring carnival. He can create 6 sketches per hour.
How many sketches can he create in 4 hours?
Let x equal the number of hours Lamar creates sketches.
The expression 6x represents the number of sketches Lamar creates.
6x 5 6(4)
5 24 sketches
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Lamar will create 24 sketches in 4 hours.
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5. Luis is shoveling snow from driveways in his neighborhood to save money for college. He can
shovel 2 driveways per hour. How long will it take Luis to shovel 8 driveways?
Let x equal the number of hours Luis shovels.
The expression 2x represents number of driveways Luis shovels.
2x 5 8
8
___
  __
​   ​ 
​ 2x ​ 5
2
2
x54
It will take Luis 4 hours to shovel 8 driveways.
6. Darell is mowing lawns to save money for summer vacation. He can mow 1.5 lawns per hour.
How many lawns can he mow in 6 hours?
Let x equal the number of hours Darell mows lawns.
The expression 1.5x represents the number of lawns Darell mows.
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1.5x 5 1.5(6)
5 9 lawns
Darell will mow 9 lawns in 6 hours.
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Write an expression to represent each problem situation.
7. Eva and Sofia are participating in a relay for charity. Eva jogs 4 miles per hour. Sofia walks
2 miles per hour. Write an expression that represents the distance that Eva and Sofia travel
during the relay.
Let x equal the number of hours Eva jogs.
The expression 4x represents the distance Eva jogs in miles.
Let y equal the number of hours Sofia walks.
The expression 2y represents the distance Sofia walks in miles.
The expression 4x 1 2y represents the distance that Eva and Sofia travel during the relay.
8. Nina and Olivia are taking turns painting portraits at the spring carnival. Nina paints 3 portraits
per hour. Olivia paints 2 portraits per hour. Write an expression that represents the number of
portraits that Nina and Olivia paint during the carnival.
Let x equal the number of hours Nina paints.
The expression 3x represents the number of portraits Nina paints.
Let y equal the number of hours Olivia paints.
The expression 2y represents the number of portraits Olivia paints.
The expression 3x 1 2y represents the number of portraits that Nina and Olivia paint during
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9. Teresa and Juanita volunteer to take turns making signs for the football game. Teresa makes
8 signs per hour. Juanita makes 6 signs per hour. Write an expression that represents the number
of signs that Teresa and Juanita make for the football game.
Let x equal the number of hours Teresa makes signs.
The expression 8x represents the number of sings Teresa makes.
Let y equal the number of hours Juanita makes signs.
The expression 6y represents the number of signs Juanita makes.
The expression 8x 1 6y represents the number of signs that Teresa and Juanita make for the
football game.
10. Geraldo and Raul are participating in a relay for charity. Geraldo rides his bike 6 miles per hour.
Raul rides his bike 5 miles per hour. Write an expression that represents the distance that Geraldo
and Raul travel during the relay.
Let x equal the number of hours Geraldo rides his bike.
The expression 6x represents the distance Geraldo rides in miles.
Let y equal the number of hours Raul rides his bike.
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The expression 5y represents the distance Raul rides in miles.
The expression 6x 1 5y represents the distance that Geraldo and Raul travel during the relay.
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11. Nelson and Ronna volunteer to take turns cleaning up the bike path at the park. Nelson cleans
1 mile per hour. Ronna cleans 2 miles per hour. Write an expression that represents the distance
that Nelson and Ronna clean.
Let x equal the number of hours Nelson cleans the bike path.
The expression x represents the distance Nelson cleans in miles.
Let y equal the number of hours Ronna cleans the bike path.
The expression 2y represents the distance Ronna cleans in miles.
The expression x 1 2y represents the distance that Nelson and Ronna clean.
12. Denisa and Tonya take turns making bead necklaces to sell at a school fundraiser. Denisa makes
2 necklaces per hour. Tonya makes 3 necklaces per hour. Write an expression that represents the
number of necklaces that Denisa and Tonya make for the school fundraiser.
Let x equal the number of hours Denisa makes necklaces.
The expression 2x represents the number of necklaces Denisa makes.
Let y equal the number of hours Tonya makes necklaces.
The expression 3y represents the number of necklaces Tonya makes.
The expression 2x 1 3y represents the number of necklaces that Denisa and Tonya make
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for the school fundraiser.
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Write an equation to represent each problem situation. Solve the equation to answer the question.
Check your answer.
13. The expression 3x 1 2y represents the distance that Shanise and Kiana travel during a 12 mile
relay for charity. Let x represent the number of hours Shanise walks and let y represent the number
of hours that Kiana walks. If Shanise walks for 2.5 hours, how many hours must Kiana walk?
Check:
3x 1 2y 5 12
3x 1 2y 5 12
3(2.5) 1 2y 5 12
3(2.5) 1 2(2.25) 0 12
7.5 1 2y 5 12
7.5 1 4.5 0 12
12 5 12
2y 5 4.5
y 5 2.25
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Kiana must walk 2.25 hours.
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14. The expression 2x 1 4y represents the number of portraits that Nina and Olivia paint while taking
turns at the spring carnival. They expect to paint 30 portraits at the carnival. Let x equal the
number of hours Nina paints. Let y equal the number of hours Olivia paints. If Olivia paints for
4.5 hours, how long must Nina paint to complete the 30 portraits?
Check:
2x 1 4y 5 30
2x 1 4y 5 30
2x 1 4(4.5) 5 30
2(6) 1 4(4.5) 0 30
2x 1 18 5 30
12 118 0 30
2x 5 12
30 5 30
x56
Nina must paint for 6 hours.
15. The expression 5x 1 6y represents the number of signs that Joelle and Mattie make for the
basketball game. They plan to take turns to make 25 signs. Let x equal the number of hours
Joelle makes signs. Let y equal the number of hours Mattie makes signs. If Joelle makes signs for
Check:
5x 1 6y 5 25
5(2) 1 6y 5 25
5(2) 1 6(2.5) 0 25
10 1 6y 5 25
10 115 0 25
25 5 25
6y 5 15
y 5 2.5
Mattie must make signs for 2.5 hours.
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2 hours, how long must Mattie make signs?
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16. The expression 6x 1 5.5y represents the distance that Carlos and Leon travel during a 20 mile
relay for charity. Let x equal the number of hours Carlos rides his bike. Let y equal the number of
hours Leon rides his bike. If Leon rides his bike for 2 hours, how long must Carlos ride his bike to
complete the relay?
Check:
6x 1 5.5y 5 20
6x 1 5.5(2) 5 20
6(1.5) 1 5.5(2) 0 20
9 1 11 0 20
20 5 20
6x 1 11 5 20
6x 5 9
6x 1 5.5y 5 20
x 5 1.5
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Carlos must ride his bike for 1.5 hours.
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17. The expression 1.5x 1 2y represents the distance that Perry and Ty cover while volunteering to
clean up the bike path at the park. The bike path is 8 miles long. Let x equal the number of hours
Perry cleans the bike path. Let y equal the number of hours Ty cleans the bike path. If Perry cleans
for 3 hours, how long must Ty clean?
Check:
1.5x 1 2y 5 8
1.5(3) 1 2y 5 8
1.5(3) 1 2(1.75) 0 8
4.5 1 2y 5 8
4.5 1 3.5 0 8
858
2y 5 3.5
1.5x 1 2y 5 8
y 5 1.75
Ty must clean the bike path for 1.75 hours.
18. The expression 4x 1 3.5y represents the number of necklaces that Denisa and Tonya make for the
school fundraiser. They plan to make 30 necklaces. Let x equal the number of hours Denisa makes
necklaces. Let y equal the number of hours Tonya makes necklaces. If Tonya makes necklaces for
Check:
4x 1 3.5y 5 30
4x 1 3.5y 5 30
4x 1 3.5(4) 5 30
4(4) 1 3.5(4) 0 30
4x 1 14 5 30
16 1 14 0 30
4x 5 16
30 5 30
x54
Denisa must make necklaces for 4 hours.
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4 hours, how long must Denisa make necklaces?
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Slopes, Forms, Graphs, and Intercepts
Connecting the Standard Form with the Slope-Intercept
Form of Linear Functions
Problem Set
Complete each table using the equation in standard form to determine the x-intercept and y-intercept.
Calculate the slope. Graph the equation.
1. 2x 1 4y 5 12
x
y
Work
2x 1 4y 5 12
2(0) 1 4y 5 12
0
3
4y 5 12
y 5 3
2x 1 4y 5 12
2x 1 4(0) 5 12
6
0
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2x 5 12
x 5 6
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y-intercept: (0, 3)
10
y
8
x-intercept: (6, 0)
6
slope 5 ______
​ 3 2 0 
 ​
026
4
2
3    
5 ​ ___
​
26
x
0
-10
5 2​__
 1 ​
2
-8
-6
-4
0
-2
2
4
6
8
10
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
2. 3x 2 5y 5 30
x
y
Work
3x 2 5y 5 30
3(0) 2 5y 5 30
0
26
y 5 26
3x 2 5y 5 30
3x 2 5(0) 5 30
10
0
3x 5 30
x 5 10
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y-intercept: (0, 26)
10
y
8
x-intercept: (10, 0)
6
0 2 (26)
slope 5 ​ ________ ​ 
 
4
10 2 0
2
6  ​ 
5 ​ ___
10
x
0
-10
3  ​
5 ​ __
5
-8
-6
-4
0
-2
2
4
6
8
10
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
3. 4x 1 2y 5 14
x
y
Work
4x 1 2y 5 14
4(0) 1 2y 5 14
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0
7
2y 5 14
y 5 7
4x 1 2y 5 14
4x 1 2(0) 5 14
3.5
0
4x 5 14
x 5 3.5
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y-intercept: (0, 7)
10
8
x-intercept: (3.5, 0)
6
0 2 7 
slope 5 ​ _______
 ​ 
4
3.5 2 0
27 
5 ​ ___
 ​
3.5
5 22
y
2
x
0
-10
-8
-6
-4
0
-2
2
4
6
8
10
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
4. 3x 2 4y 5 224
x
y
Work
3x 2 4y 5 224
3(0) 2 4y 5 224
0
6
y 5 6
3x 2 4y 5 224
3x 2 4(0) 5 224
28
0
3x 5 224
x 5 28
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y-intercept: (0, 6)
10
y
8
x-intercept: (28, 0)
6
0 2 6 
slope 5 ​ _______
 ​ 
4
28 2 0
2
26 
5 ​ ___
 ​
28
x
0
-10
3 ​ 
5 ​ __
4
-8
-6
-4
0
-2
2
4
6
8
10
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
5. 22x 1 3y 5 27.5
x
y
Work
22x 1 3y 5 27.5
22(0) 1 3y 5 27.5
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0
22.5
3y 5 27.5
y 5 22.5
22x 1 3y 5 27.5
22x 1 3(0) 5 27.5
3.75
0
22x 5 27.5
x 5 3.75
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y-intercept: (0, 22.5)
10
y
8
x-intercept: (3.75, 0)
6
0 2 (22.5)
slope 5 ​ __________ ​ 
 
3.75 2 0
2.5  ​ 
5 ​ _____
3.75
2 ​ 
5 ​ __
3
4
2
x
0
-10
-8
-6
-4
0
-2
2
4
6
8
10
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
6. 2x 2 0.5y 5 4
x
y
Work
2x 2 0.5y 5 4
2(0) 2 0.5y 5 4
0
28
y 5 28
2x 2 0.5y 5 4
2x 2 0.5(0) 5 4
2
0
2x 5 4
x 5 2
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y-intercept: (0, 28)
10
8
x-intercept: (2, 0)
6
0 2 (28)
slope 5 ​ ________
 
 ​ 
4
220
y
2
8 ​ 
5 ​ __
2
x
0
-10
54
-8
-6
-4
0
-2
2
4
6
8
10
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
Convert each equation in standard form to slope-intercept form.
8. 2x 1 8y 5 216
7. 5x 1 6y 5 60
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5x 1 6y 5 60
2x 1 8y 5 216
5x 2 5x 1 6y 5 25x 1 60
2x 2 2x 1 8y 5 22x 2 16
6y 5 25x 1 60
8y 5 22x 2 16
6y _________
60 
___
  25x 1
 
 ​
​   ​ 5 ​ 
8y _________
16 
___
  22x 2
 
​   ​ 5 ​ 
 ​
6
6
5
y 5 2​ __ ​ x 1 10
6
8
8
1
y 5 2​ __  ​x 2 2
4
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9. 210x 1 15y 5 45
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10. 8x 1 2y 5 14
210x 1 15y 5 45
8x 1 2y 514
210x 1 10x 1 15y 5 10x 1 45
8x 2 8x 1 2y 5 28x 1 14
15y 5 10x 1 45
2y 5 28x 1 14
15y _________
45 
____
  10x 1 ​
 
​   ​ 5 ​ 
2y _________
___
  28x 114
 
 ​ 
​   ​ 5 ​ 
15
15
2  ​x 1 3
y 5 ​ __
3
11. 18x 2 3y 5 6
2
2
y 5 24x 1 7
12. 3x 1 2y 5 10
18x 2 3y 5 6
3x 1 2y 5 10
18x 2 18x 2 3y 5 218x 1 6
3x 2 3x 1 2y 5 23x 1 10
23y 5 218x 1 6
2y 5 23x 1 10
23y _________
6 
____
  218x 1
 
 ​
​   ​ 5 ​ 
2y _________
10 
  23x 1
 
 ​
​ ___ ​ 5 ​ 
2
2
23
y 5 6x 2 2
3
y 5 2​ __  ​x 1 5
2
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Convert each equation in slope-intercept form to standard form.
13. y 5 __
​ 1 ​ x 1 9
4
14. y 5 28x 1 3
1 ​ x 1 9
y 5 ​ __
4
( 
)
​ 1 ​ x 1 9  ​
4y 5 4​__
4
4y 5 x 1 36
y 5 28x 1 3
8x 1 y 5 28x 1 8x 1 3
8x 1 y 5 3
2x 1 4y 5 x 2 x 1 36
2x 1 4y 5 36
15. y 5 3x 2 2
y 5 3x 2 2
23x 1 y 5 3x 2 3x 2 2
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23x 1 y 5 22
2
16. y 5 2​__
   ​ x 1 1
3
2 ​ x 1 1
y 5 2​ __
3
( 
)
2
​   ​ x 1 1  ​
3y 5 3​ 2__
3
3y 5 22x 1 3
2x 1 3y 5 22x 1 2x 1 3
2x 1 3y 5 3
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17. y 5 2​__
   ​ x 2 6
2
18. y 5 29x 2 2
5
y 5 2​ __  ​x 2 6
2
5
​   ​ x 26  ​
2y 5 2​ 2__
2
2y 5 25x 212
( 
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y 5 29x 2 2
9x 1 y 5 29x 1 9x 2 2
9x 1 y 5 22
5x 1 2y 5 25x 1 5x 212
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The Journey Starts with a Single Step—But There Are Many
Steps After That!
Intervals of Increase, Decrease, and No Change
Vocabulary
Choose the term or phrase from the box that correctly completes each sentence.
constant function
increasing function
decreasing function interval of increase
interval of decrease
constant interval
1. When the value of a dependent variable decreases as the independent variable increases, the
function is said to be a(n) decreasing function.
2. When both the dependent and independent values of a function increase, the function is said to
be a(n) increasing function .
3. When a function is decreasing for some values of the independent variable, it is said to have
a(n) interval of decrease.
4. When the dependent variable does not change as the independent value of a function increases,
the function is said to be a(n) constant function .
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5. When a function is constant for some values of the independent variable, it is said to have
a(n) constant interval .
6. When a function is increasing for some values of the independent variable, it is said to have
a(n) interval of increase .
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Problem Set
Identify each function displayed in each graph as an increasing function, a decreasing function, or a
constant function.
2. y
1. y
x
x
decreasing function
constant function
3. y
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x
increasing function
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increasing function
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5. y
6. y
x
constant function
x
decreasing function
Identify each interval of increase, the interval of decrease, and the constant interval as appropriate for
the function shown in each graph.
7.
10
y
Constant interval: The function is constant
from 0 to 3.
9
Interval of increase: The function is
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increasing from 3 to 5.5.
7
Interval of decrease: The function is
6
decreasing from 5.5 to 8.5.
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
x
10
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100
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Interval of increase: The function is
y
increasing from 0 to 20.
90
Constant interval: The function is 80
constant from 20 to 65.
70
Interval of decrease: The function is 60
decreasing from 65 to 95.
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
10
20
30
40
9.
50
10
60
70
80
90
x
100
y
decreasing until 4. 8
Interval of decrease: The function is
Interval of increase: The function is 6
increasing after 4.
4
y = |x - 4|
2
x
0
-10
-8
-6
-4
0
-2
2
4
6
8
10
-4
-6
-8
-10
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10. 10
y
Interval of increase: The function is
increasing until 22.
8
Interval of decrease: The function is 6
decreasing after 22.
4
2
x
0
-10
-8
-6
-4
0
-2
2
4
6
8
10
-2
y = -|x + 2|
-4
-6
-8
-10
11.
20
Interval of decrease: The function is
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Constant interval: The function is constant
16
from 5 to 11. 14
Interval of increase: The function is 12
increasing from 11 to 15.
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
x
20
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40
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Interval of increase: The function is
y
increasing from 0 to 12.
36
Interval of decrease: The function is 32
decreasing from 12 to 22.
28
Constant interval: The function is constant
24
from 22 to 38.
20
16
12
8
4
x
40
0
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
Define variables and write an equation (or equations) to represent the problem situation. Graph the
equation (or equations).
13. Noah walks from home to school at a rate of 5 feet per second. It takes Noah 15 minutes to walk
to school. Write an equation that represents Noah’s distance from home. Graph the equation.
Let t 5 time in seconds
5000
y
4500
Let d 5 distance from home in feet
5 900 seconds
d 5 5t
d 5 5(900)
3500
3000
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15 minutes 5 15(60)
Distance From Home (in feet)
4000
2500
2000
1500
1000
d 5 4500
500
0
0
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100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Time (in seconds)
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14. Mario is at school, 3500 feet from his home. He stays there for 2 hours. Write an equation that
represents Mario’s distance from home. Graph the equation.
Let t 5 time in hours
5000
y
4500
Let d 5 distance from home in feet
d 5 3500
Distance From Home (in feet)
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
x
0
1
2
3
Time (in hours)
4
5
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15. Hector is at school, 7200 feet from home. He leaves school and rides his bike home at
a rate of 12 feet per second. Write an equation that represents Hector’s distance from home.
Graph the equation.
Let t 5 time in seconds
8000
Let d 5 distance from home in feet
from home: (0, 7200)
7200 ft  
12 ft   ​ 5 ​ 
 __________
 ​  
​ _________
1 second
? seconds
12x 5 7200
x 5 600 seconds
Hector arrives home after 600 seconds: (600, 0)
0 2 7200
 
m 5​ __________ ​ 
600 2 0
7200
6400
Distance From Home (in feet)
At 0 seconds Hector is 7200 feet y
5600
4800
4000
3200
2400
1600
800
0
0
x
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Time (in seconds)
27200
 
m 5 ​ _______
 ​ 
600
m 5 212
d 5 212t 1 7200
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16. Rita walks from home to the store at a rate of 6 feet per second. It takes her 10 minutes to walk
to the store. After arriving at the store, she stays for 30 minutes. Write an equation that represents
Rita’s distance from home. Graph the equation.
Let t 5 time in seconds
4000
Let d 5 distance from home in feet
5 600 seconds
d 5 6t
d 5 6(600)
3600
3200
Distance From Home (in feet)
10 minutes 5 10(60)
y
2800
2400
2000
1600
1200
800
d 53600
400
For the interval of increase from t 5 0
0
to t 5 600, Rita’s distance from home
0
x
400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600 4000
Time (in seconds)
can be represented by d 5 6t.
30 minutes 5 30(60)
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5 1800 seconds
600 seconds 1 1800 seconds 5 2400 seconds
For the constant interval from t 5 600 seconds to t 5 2400 seconds, Rita’s distance from home
can be represented by d 5 3600.
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17. Elena is at Lea’s house, which is 3600 feet from Elena’s home. Elena leaves Lea’s house and
walks in the direction toward her home at a rate of 5 feet per second. After 8 minutes, she stops
at Cristina’s house. She stays at Cristina’s house for 30 minutes. Write an equation that represents
Elena’s distance from home. Graph the equation.
Let t 5 time in seconds
4000
Let d 5 distance from home in feet
home: (0, 3600)
8 minutes 5 8(60)
5 480 seconds
5 feet 
 2400 feet
 ​ 5
480 seconds 3 ​ _________
3600
3200
Distance From Home (in feet)
At 0 seconds, Elena is 3600 feet from y
2800
2400
2000
1600
1200
1 second
3600 feet 2 2400 feet 5 1200 feet
800
400
0
Elena arrives at Cristina’s house at (480, 1200)
0
x
400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600 4000
Time (in seconds)
y 5 mx 1 b
d 5 25t 1 3600
For the interval of decrease from t 5 0 to t 5 480, Elena’s distance from home can
30 minutes 5 30(60)
5 1800 seconds
480 seconds 1 1800 seconds 5 2280 seconds
For the constant interval from t 5 480 seconds to t 5 2280 seconds, Rita’s distance
from home can be represented by d 5 1200.
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18. Nina is at her friend Maria’s house 9000 feet from home. She stays at Maria’s house for 1 hour.
Nina then rides her bike home at a rate of 10 feet per second. Write an equation that represents
Nina’s distance from home. Graph the equation.
Let t 5 time in seconds
9000
Let d 5 distance from home in feet
from home: (0, 9000)
1 hour 5 1(60)(60)
5 3600 seconds
At 3600 seconds, Nina is still 9000 feet 8100
7200
Distance From Home (in feet)
At 0 seconds, Nina is 9000 feet y
6300
5400
4500
3600
2700
1800
from home: (3600, 9000)
900
For the constant interval from t 5 0 seconds
to t 5 3600 seconds, Nina’s distance from
0
0
x
450 900 1350 1800 2250 2700 3150 3600 4050 4500
Time (in seconds)
home can be represented by d 5 9000.
9000 ft 
_________
 __________
 ​ 
​  10 ft  ​ 5 ​ 
1 second
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? seconds
10x 5 9000
x 5 900 seconds
Nina arrives home after 900 seconds: (4500, 0)
(y 2 y1) 5 m(x 2 x1)
(y 2 0) 5 210(x 2 4500)
y 5 210x 1 45,000
For the interval of decrease from t 5 3600 to t 5 4500, Nina’s distance from home can be
represented by d 5 210t 1 45,000.
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Piecewise Functions
Developing the Graph of a Piecewise Function
Vocabulary
Define the term in your own words.
1. piecewise function
A piecewise function is a function that can be represented by more than one function, each of
which corresponds to a part of the domain.
Problem Set
Write a piecewise function from each table or context.
1.
Minutes
0
1
10
20
40
41
50
Gallons of Water in Tub
0
2
20
40
40
36
0

2x, 0 # x # 20
f(x) 5 40, 20 , x # 40
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200 2 4x, 40 , x # 50
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2. At 10:00, Sheila biked to Jill’s house. She stayed at Jill’s for an hour. Then, she biked back home.
Sheila can bike 10 miles per hour uphill and 20 miles per hour downhill. (Hint: Use minutes as the
x-value.)
Jill’s house
10 Miles
Sheila’s house

1 ​ x, 0 # x # 60
​ __
6
f(x) 5 10, 60 , x # 120
1
2​ __ ​ x 1 50, 120 , x # 150
3
3. Kyle saved $4 per day for 30 days. Then, he spent $5 a day for 8 days. After that he started saving
again at a rate of $3 per day for 22 days.

4x, 0 # x # 30
f(x) 5 25x 1 270, 30 , x # 38
4.
Hours
0
2
5
6
7
8
10
Miles Driven
0
140
350
395
460
525
655

70x, 0 # x # 5
f(x) 5 45x 1 125, 5 , x # 6
65x 1 5, 6 , x # 10
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5. Miles received a $50 gift card to an online music store from his aunt. He decided to spend a certain
amount each day to extend his enjoyment of the gift card. For the first three days, he set his limit
for $5 per day. Then, he was worried it wouldn’t last long enough at that rate, so he changed his
limit to $3 per day until he had $2 left. Then, he used the last $2 on the final day.

25x 1 50, 0 # x # 3
f(x) 5 23x 1 44, 3 , x # 14
22x 1 30, 14 , x # 15
6. Seconds
5
10
15
16
20
21
30
31
50
Jump Rope Jumps
15
30
45
49
65
70
115
118
175

3x, 0 # x # 15
4x 2 15, 15 , x # 20
f(x) 5 5x 2 35, 20 , x # 30
3x 1 25, 30 , x # 50
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7. Kara is a triathlete. It took her 15 minutes to swim, 80 minutes to bike, and 40 minutes to run
one race.
1.5 km
40 km
10 km

0.1x, 0 # x # 15
f(x) 5 0.5x 2 6, 15 , x # 95
0.25x 1 17.75, 95 , x # 135
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Days
0
5
10
17
18
20
21
Calling Card Minutes
100
70
40
40
30
10
0

26x 1 100, 0 # x # 10
f(x) 5 40, 10 , x # 17
210x 1 210, 17 , x # 21
Graph each piecewise function from the table or context.
9.
Minutes
0
1
10
20
40
41
50
Gallons of Water in Tub
0
2
20
40
40
36
0
Variable Quantity
Upper Bound
Lower Bound
Interval
Minutes (x)
50
0
5
Galons of Water in Tub f(x)
50
0
5
y
50
45
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Gallons of Water in Tub
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Minutes
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45
50
x
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10. At 10:00, Sheila biked to Jill’s house. She stayed at Jill’s for an hour. Then, she biked back home.
Sheila can bike 10 miles per hour uphill and 20 miles per hour downhill. (Hint: Use minutes as the
x-value.)
Jill’s house
10 Miles
Sheila’s house
Variable Quantity
Upper Bound
Lower Bound
Interval
Minutes (x)
150
0
15
Distance from Home f(x)
10
0
1
y
10
9
Distance from Home
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
15
30
45
60
75
90 105 120 135 150
x
Minutes
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11. Kyle saved $4 a day for 30 days. Then, he spent $5 a day for 8 days. After that, he started saving
again at a rate of $3 a day for 22 days.
Variable Quantity
Upper Bound
Lower Bound
Interval
Days (x)
60
0
10
Money f(x)
150
0
25
y
150
Money
125
100
75
50
25
0
20
30
40
50
60
x
Days
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12.
Hours
0
2
5
6
7
8
10
Miles Driven
0
140
350
395
460
525
655
Variable Quantity
Upper Bound
Lower Bound
Interval
Hours (x)
10
0
1
Miles f(x)
700
0
100
y
700
600
Miles
500
400
300
200
100
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
x
Hours
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13. Miles received a $50 gift card to an online music store from his aunt. He decided to spend a
certain amount each day to extend his enjoyment of the gift card. For the first three days, he set
his limit for $5 a day. Then, he was worried it wouldn’t last long enough at that rate, so he changed
his limit to $3 a day until he had $2 left. Then he used the last $2 on the last day.
Variable Quantity
Upper Bound
Lower Bound
Interval
Days (x)
20
0
3
Money f(x)
50
0
5
y
50
45
40
Money
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
6
9
12
15
18
x
Days
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14.
Seconds
5
10
15
16
20
21
30
31
50
Jump Rope Jumps
15
30
45
49
65
70
115
118
175
Variable Quantity
Upper Bound
Lower Bound
Interval
Seconds (x)
50
0
5
Jumps f(x)
250
0
25
y
250
225
200
Jumps
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
x
Seconds
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15. Kara is a triathlete. It took her 15 minutes to swim, 80 minutes to bike, and 40 minutes to
run one race.
1.5 km
40 km
10 km
Variable Quantity
Upper Bound
Lower Bound
Interval
Minutes (x)
200
0
20
Kilometers f(x)
55
0
5
y
55
50
45
Kilometers
40
35
30
25
20
15
5
0
20
40
60
80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Minutes
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16.
Days
0
5
10
17
18
20
21
Calling Card Minutes
100
70
40
40
30
10
0
Variable Quantity
Upper Bound
Lower Bound
Interval
Days (x)
21
0
5
Minutes f(x)
100
0
10
y
100
90
Calling Card Minutes
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
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5
10
15
20
x
Days
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