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Linear Functions

The document contains a series of mathematical problems and functions related to various real-world scenarios, such as leasing a car, window repairs, and economic models. Each problem presents a unique equation or function and often asks for specific values or interpretations related to the context. The problems involve linear functions, cost calculations, and interpretations of graphical data.

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Linear Functions

The document contains a series of mathematical problems and functions related to various real-world scenarios, such as leasing a car, window repairs, and economic models. Each problem presents a unique equation or function and often asks for specific values or interpretations related to the context. The problems involve linear functions, cost calculations, and interpretations of graphical data.

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The total cost , in dollars, to lease a car for months from a particular car dealership is given by ,
where is the monthly payment, in dollars. What is the total cost to lease a car when the monthly payment is ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 8c5e6702

A window repair specialist charges for the first two hours of repair plus an hourly fee for each additional hour. The total
cost for hours of repair is . Which function gives the total cost, in dollars, for hours of repair, where ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 548a4929

The function is defined by . The graph of in the xy-plane has an x-intercept at and a y-
intercept at , where and are constants. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 2b15d65f

An economist modeled the demand Q for a certain product as a linear function of


the selling price P. The demand was 20,000 units when the selling price was $40
per unit, and the demand was 15,000 units when the selling price was $60 per unit.
Based on the model, what is the demand, in units, when the selling price is $55 per
unit?

A. 16,250

B. 16,500

C. 16,750

D. 17,500
ID: be9cb6a2

The cost of renting a backhoe for up to days is for the first day and for each additional day. Which of the
following equations gives the cost , in dollars, of renting the backhoe for days, where is a positive integer and ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 84664a7c

The front of a roller-coaster car is at the bottom of a hill and is 15 feet above the
ground. If the front of the roller-coaster car rises at a constant rate of 8 feet per
second, which of the following equations gives the height h, in feet, of the front of
the roller-coaster car s seconds after it starts up the hill?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: e62cfe5f

According to a model, the head width, in millimeters, of a worker bumblebee can


be estimated by adding 0.6 to four times the body weight of the bee, in grams.
According to the model, what would be the head width, in millimeters, of a worker
bumblebee that has a body weight of 0.5 grams?
ID: 06fc1726

If f is the function defined by ,


what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C. 3

D. 9
ID: 6863c7ce

The given equation represents the distance , in inches, where represents the number of seconds since an object started
moving. Which of the following is the best interpretation of in this context?

A. The object moved a total of inches.

B. The object moved a total of inches.

C. The object is moving at a rate of inches per second.

D. The object is moving at a rate of inches per second.


ID: a5834ea4

For the given linear function , which table gives three values of and their corresponding values of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 0b332f00

The function is defined by . For what value of is ?


ID: 7e3f8363

In the xy-plane, the graph of the linear function contains the points and . Which equation defines , where
?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 0eae6be1

The number is less than the number . Which equation represents the relationship between and ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 447fa970

The function is defined by the equation . What is the value of when ?


ID: c1bd5301

A model predicts that a certain animal weighed pounds when it was born and that the animal gained pounds per day
in its first year of life. This model is defined by an equation in the form , where is the predicted weight,
in pounds, of the animal days after it was born, and and are constants. What is the value of ?
ID: bf36c815

The function g is defined by .


What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 0d391910

The function is defined by . For what value of does ?


ID: 3f5375d9
The line graphed in the xy-plane below models the total cost, in dollars, for a cab ride, y, in a certain city during
nonpeak hours based on the number of miles traveled, x.

According to the graph, what is the cost for each additional mile traveled, in
dollars, of a cab ride?

A. $2.00

B. $2.60

C. $3.00

D. $5.00
ID: 620fe971
A team of workers has been moving cargo off of a ship. The equation below models the approximate number of
tons of cargo, y, that remains to be moved x hours after the team started working.

The graph of this equation in the xy-plane is a line. What is the best interpretation
of the x-intercept in this context?

A. The team will have moved all the cargo in about 4.8 hours.

B. The team has been moving about 4.8 tons of cargo per hour.

C. The team has been moving about 25 tons of cargo per hour.

D. The team started with 120 tons of cargo to move.


ID: b3abf40f

The function gives the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, that corresponds to a temperature of kelvins. If a
temperature increased by kelvins, by how much did the temperature increase, in degrees Fahrenheit?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: e470e19d

The function is defined by . What is the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: f7e39fe9

The table shows four values of and their corresponding values of . There is a linear relationship between and
that is defined by the equation , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
ID: 5cf1bbc9

The graph of the function , where , gives the total cost , in dollars, for a certain video game system and games.
What is the best interpretation of the slope of the graph in this context?

A. Each game costs .

B. The video game system costs .

C. The video game system costs .

D. Each game costs .


ID: b988eeec

The functions and are defined as and . If the function is defined as


, what is the x-coordinate of the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
ID: 13294295

The graph shown models the number of candy bars a certain machine wraps with a label in seconds.

According to the graph, what is the estimated number of candy bars the machine wraps with a label per second?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 3e9eaffc

Caleb used juice to make popsicles. The function approximates the volume, in fluid ounces, of juice Caleb
had remaining after making popsicles. Which statement is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph of
in the xy-plane in this context?

A. Caleb used approximately fluid ounces of juice for each popsicle.

B. Caleb had approximately fluid ounces of juice when he began to make the popsicles.

C. Caleb had approximately fluid ounces of juice when he began to make the popsicles.

D. Caleb used approximately fluid ounces of juice for each popsicle.


ID: af2ba762
According to data provided by the US Department of Energy, the average price per gallon of regular gasoline in
the United States from September 1, 2014, to December 1, 2014, is modeled by the function F defined below, where
is the average price per gallon x months after September 1.

The constant 2.74 in this function estimates which of the following?

A. The average monthly decrease in the price per gallon

B. The difference in the average price per gallon from September 1, 2014, to December 1, 2014

C. The average price per gallon on September 1, 2014

D. The average price per gallon on December 1, 2014


ID: a775af14

In the xy-plane, the graph of the linear function contains the points and . Which equation defines , where
?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: b8cbe394

Sean rents a tent at a cost of per day plus a onetime insurance fee of . Which equation represents the total cost , in
dollars, to rent the tent with insurance for days?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: dae126d7

The boiling point of water at sea level is 212 degrees Fahrenheit . For every

550 feet above sea level, the boiling point of water is lowered by about . Which
of the following equations can be used to find the boiling point B of water, in ,x

feet above sea level?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 12983c1e

Some values of the linear function f are shown in the table above.
Which of the following defines f ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 70d9516e

A bus is traveling at a constant speed along a straight portion of road. The equation gives the distance , in feet
from a road marker, that the bus will be seconds after passing the marker. How many feet from the marker will the bus be
seconds after passing the marker?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 720e51ac

The cost , in dollars, for a manufacturer to make rings is represented by the line shown.

What is the cost, in dollars, for the manufacturer to make rings?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 271f7e3f

For the function f defined above, what is the


value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: f79fffba

The function is defined by . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: a9039591

For the linear function , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Which equation defines
?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: a396ed75

For a training program, Juan rides his bike at an average rate of minutes per mile. Which function models the number
of minutes it will take Juan to ride miles at this rate?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 50f4cb9c

For the linear function , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Function is defined by
, where and are constants. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 16889ef3

Oil and gas production in a certain area dropped from 4 million barrels in 2000 to
1.9 million barrels in 2013. Assuming that the oil and gas production decreased at a
constant rate, which of the following linear functions f best models the production,
in millions of barrels, t years after the year 2000?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c651cc56

Some values of the linear function f are shown in the table


above. What is the value of ?

A. 6

B. 7

C. 8

D. 9
ID: c22b5f25

In the xy-plane, the points and lie on the graph of

which of the following linear functions?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 11e1ab81

The graph above shows the distance traveled d, in feet, by a product on a conveyor
belt m minutes after the product is placed on the belt. Which of the following
equations correctly relates d and m ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 4fe4fd7c

A company’s total cost , in dollars, to produce x shirts is given by the function


above, where m is a constant and . The total cost to produce 100 shirts is

$800. What is the total cost, in dollars, to produce 1000 shirts? (Disregard the $
sign when gridding your answer.)
ID: a309803e

One gallon of paint will cover square feet of a surface. A room has a total wall area of square feet. Which equation
represents the total amount of paint , in gallons, needed to paint the walls of the room twice?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: bf883fde

For the function , the graph of in the xy-plane has a slope of and passes through the point . Which
equation defines ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 3462d850
Marisol drove 3 hours from City A to City B. The equation below estimates the distance d, in miles, Marisol
traveled after driving for t hours.

Which of the following does 45 represent in the equation?

A. Marisol took 45 trips from City A to City B.

B. The distance between City A and City B is 45 miles.

C. Marisol drove at an average speed of about 45 miles per hour.

D. It took Marisol 45 hours to drive from City A to City B.


ID: 3122fc7b

A linear model estimates the population of a city from to . The model estimates the population was thousand
in , thousand in , and thousand in . To the nearest whole number, what is the value of ?
ID: 23dedddd

In the linear function , and . Which equation defines ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c8fb6bcb

The given function represents the perimeter, in , of a rectangle with a length of and a fixed width.
What is the width, in , of the rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 56dc8045

The function models the volume of liquid, in milliliters, in a container seconds after it begins draining from a hole at the
bottom. According to the model, what is the predicted volume, in milliliters, draining from the container each second?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 6989c80a

The function gives the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, that corresponds to a temperature of kelvins. If a
temperature increased by kelvins, by how much did the temperature increase, in degrees Fahrenheit?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c4d49134

The equation gives the speed , in miles per hour, of a certain car seconds after it began to accelerate. What is the speed, in
miles per hour, of the car seconds after it began to accelerate?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 255996a6

In the equation above, T represents Brittany’s total take-home pay, in dollars, for
her first week of work, where h represents the number of hours she worked that
week and 1,000 represents a sign-on bonus. If Brittany’s total take-home pay was
$1,576, for how many hours was Brittany paid for her first week of work?

A. 16

B. 32

C. 55

D. 88
ID: a1696f3e

The function is defined as , where a is a constant. If

, what is the value of a ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c01f4a95

For the linear function , is a constant and . What is the value of ?


ID: 868fc236

The table above gives the typical amounts of energy per gram, expressed in both
food calories and kilojoules, of the three macronutrients in food. If x food calories
is equivalent to k kilojoules, of the following, which best represents the relationship
between x and k ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 7e1bff94

The table gives the number of hours, , of labor and a plumber’s total charge , in dollars, for two different jobs.

There is a linear relationship between and . Which equation represents this relationship?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 0cadb20e

The function is defined by , and , where is a constant. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 13909d78

The function is defined by the equation . What is the value of when ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 042aa429

If and , what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: de6fe450

On January 1, 2015, a city’s minimum hourly wage was $9.25. It will increase by
$0.50 on the first day of the year for the next 5 years. Which of the following
functions best models the minimum hourly wage, in dollars, x years after January 1,
2015, where ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: cee5b352

The length, , of a white whale was when it was born and increased an average of per month
for the first months after it was born. Which equation best represents this situation, where is the number of months
after the whale was born and is the length, in , of the whale?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 78391fcc

f(x) 21 18 15 12

The table above shows some values of x and their corresponding values for

the linear function f. What is the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-

plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: aad7e1b9

The function is defined by . What is the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 1bc11c4e

The given function models the number of gallons of gasoline that remains from a full gas tank in a car after driving
miles. According to the model, about how many gallons of gasoline are used to drive each mile?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 113b938e

The equation above represents the speed y, in feet per second, of Sheila’s bicycle x
seconds after she applied the brakes at the end of a ride. If the equation is graphed
in the xy-plane, which of the following is the best interpretation of the x-coordinate
of the line’s x-intercept in the context of the problem?

A. The speed of Sheila’s bicycle, in feet per second, before Sheila applied the brakes

B. The number of feet per second the speed of Sheila’s bicycle decreased each second after Sheila applied the brakes

C. The number of seconds it took from the time Sheila began applying the brakes until the bicycle came to a complete stop

D. The number of feet Sheila’s bicycle traveled from the time she began applying the brakes until the bicycle came to a
complete stop
ID: 6efcc0a3

In the linear function , and . Which equation defines ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 776cfa7c

Hana deposited a fixed amount into her bank account each month. The function gives the amount, in
dollars, in Hana's bank account after monthly deposits. What is the best interpretation of in this context?

A. With each monthly deposit, the amount in Hana's bank account increased by .

B. Before Hana made any monthly deposits, the amount in her bank account was .

C. After monthly deposit, the amount in Hana's bank account was .

D. Hana made a total of monthly deposits.


ID: 73b5f330

The function is defined by . For what value of does ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 81390d6c

The function is defined by . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: a04050d8

The table above gives the typical amounts of energy per gram, expressed in both
food calories and kilojoules, of the three macronutrients in food. If the 180 food
calories in a granola bar come entirely from p grams of protein, f grams of fat, and
c grams of carbohydrate, which of the following expresses f in terms of p and c ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: daad7c32

An object hangs from a spring. The formula relates the length , in

centimeters, of the spring to the weight w, in newtons, of the object. Which of the
following describes the meaning of the 2 in this context?

A. The length, in centimeters, of the spring with no weight attached

B. The weight, in newtons, of an object that will stretch the spring 30 centimeters

C. The increase in the weight, in newtons, of the object for each one-centimeter increase in the length of the spring

D. The increase in the length, in centimeters, of the spring for each one-newton increase in the weight of the object
ID: 023c0a8d

For the function f, if for all values of x,


what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 441558e7

Scientists collected fallen acorns that each housed a colony of the ant species P. ohioensis and analyzed each colony's
structure. For any of these colonies, if the colony has worker ants, the equation , where ,
gives the predicted number of larvae, , in the colony. If one of these colonies has worker ants, which of the following is
closest to the predicted number of larvae in the colony?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 2eef7e61

The graph of the function f is a line in the xy-plane. If the line has slope and

, which of the following defines f?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: f0773a55

The graph represents the total charge, in dollars, by an electrician for hours of work. The electrician charges a onetime fee
plus an hourly rate. What is the best interpretation of the slope of the graph?

A. The electrician’s hourly rate

B. The electrician’s onetime fee

C. The maximum amount that the electrician charges

D. The total amount that the electrician charges


ID: 0ea7ef01

Oxygen gas is placed inside a tank with a constant volume. The graph shows the estimated temperature , in kelvins, of the
oxygen gas when its pressure is atmospheres.

What is the estimated temperature, in kelvins, of the oxygen gas when its pressure is atmospheres?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 1ecaa9c0

Robert rented a truck to transport materials he purchased from a hardware store.


He was charged an initial fee of $20.00 plus an additional $0.70 per mile driven. If
the truck was driven 38 miles, what was the total amount Robert was charged?

A. $46.60

B. $52.90

C. $66.90

D. $86.50
ID: 3ce92ce8

For the given function , the graph of in the xy-plane is parallel to line . What is the slope of line ?
ID: 8a6de407

The function f is defined by , where m and b are constants. If

and , what is the value of m ?


ID: 8643d906

The population of snow leopards in a certain area can be modeled by the function
P defined above, where is the population t years after 1990. Of the following,

which is the best interpretation of the equation ?

A. The snow leopard population in this area is predicted to be 30 in the year 2020.

B. The snow leopard population in this area is predicted to be 30 in the year 2030.

C. The snow leopard population in this area is predicted to be 550 in the year 2020.

D. The snow leopard population in this area is predicted to be 550 in the year 2030.
ID: bbf9e5ce

For groups of or more people, a museum charges per person for the first people and for each additional
person. Which function gives the total charge, in dollars, for a tour group with people, where ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: a4d6fbec

If , what is the value of when ?


ID: 41fdc0b8

The table above shows the population of Greenleaf, Idaho, for the years 2000 and 2010. If the relationship between
population and year is linear, which of the following functions P models the population of Greenleaf t years after 2000?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: a73a5c22

The function is defined by . What is the value of when ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 5ad6bc97

The function gives the total number of people on a company retreat with managers. What is the total number of people on
a company retreat with managers?
ID: a8e6bd75

Which of the following is the graph of the equation


in the xy-plane?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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