Graph a steady rate: the unit rate is the slope
Grade 8 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Pia's walking club moves at a steady pace. Two points, A and B, are marked on its graph. What is the slope of the line, in miles per hour?
Tala's tub fills at a steady rate, and the bubbles are getting out of hand. Points A and B are marked on its graph. What is the slope of the line, in gallons per minute?
Ari speed-walks at a steady pace. The graph shows hours and miles, with the marked point at only 1/4 hour. What is the slope of the line, in miles per hour?
Esme strolls along a lake at a steady pace and stops to admire a duck. The graph shows hours and miles. What is the slope of the line, in miles per hour?
The pages Jun reads vary directly with the minutes. Jun reads 9 pages in 6 minutes, then wants to read 24 pages. How many minutes does that take?
Kira's scooter table has the row 5 | 14. Zee's scooter graph passes through (4, 6). Both are steady, with minutes and blocks. How many more blocks per minute does Kira go?
Ren's bean plant grows 18 inches in 10 days. Luz's bean plant graph passes through (4, 6). Both are steady, with days and inches. How many more inches per day does Ren's plant grow?
Ren's printer graph has pages (x) across and minutes (y) up. The line goes through (0, 0) and (45, 6). Which rule matches the line?
- y = 2x ÷ 15
- y = 15x ÷ 2
- y = 6x
- y = x − 39
Tala's bike graph has miles across and hours up. Its line has slope 1/8. Which sentence says what the slope means?
- 1/8 hour for each 1 mile
- The line starts at 1/8 hour
- 1/8 hour in all
- 1/8 mile for each 1 hour
Zee's scooter graph has blocks across and minutes up. Its line has slope 1/5. Which sentence says what the slope means?
- 1/5 minute in all
- The line starts at 1/5 minute
- 1/5 block for each 1 minute
- 1/5 minute for each 1 block