Linear Functions
Linear Functions
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.
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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 ?
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B.
C.
D.
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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.
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A. 16,250
B. 16,500
C. 16,750
D. 17,500
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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 ?
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C. 3
D. 9
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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?
For the given linear function , which table gives three values of and their corresponding values of ?
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B.
C.
D.
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In the xy-plane, the graph of the linear function contains the points and . Which equation defines , where
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D.
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The number is less than the number . Which equation represents the relationship between and ?
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B.
C.
D.
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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 ?
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D.
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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
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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.
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.
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The function is defined by . What is the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
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B.
C.
D.
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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 ?
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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?
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?
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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.
B. The difference in the average price per gallon from September 1, 2014, to December 1, 2014
In the xy-plane, the graph of the linear function contains the points and . Which equation defines , where
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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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
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B.
C.
D.
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Some values of the linear function f are shown in the table above.
Which of the following defines f ?
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C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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The cost , in dollars, for a manufacturer to make rings is represented by the line shown.
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B.
C.
D.
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For the linear function , the table shows three values of and their corresponding values of . Which equation defines
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B.
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D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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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 ?
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
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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 ?
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B.
C.
D.
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$800. What is the total cost, in dollars, to produce 1000 shirts? (Disregard the $
sign when gridding your answer.)
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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For the function , the graph of in the xy-plane has a slope of and passes through the point . Which
equation defines ?
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B.
C.
D.
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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.
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 ?
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B.
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D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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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
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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 ?
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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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 ?
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B.
C.
D.
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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.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by . What is the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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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
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B.
C.
D.
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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 .
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B.
C.
D.
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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.
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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?
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
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C.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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The graph of the function f is a line in the xy-plane. If the line has slope and
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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?
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B.
C.
D.
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A. $46.60
B. $52.90
C. $66.90
D. $86.50
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For the given function , the graph of in the xy-plane is parallel to line . What is the slope of line ?
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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,
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.
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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 ?
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B.
C.
D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.
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B.
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D.
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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?
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B.
C.
D.