Graph a steady rate: the unit rate is the slope
Grade 8 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
With the arrow ÷ 4 beside both columns. Ari's printer prints 100 pages in 4 minutes, while a very proud stapler watches. The table's next row is ÷ 4. What is the slope, in pages per minute?
With the arrow ÷ 2 beside both columns. Bo bikes 30 miles in 2 hours and waves at every goose. The table's next row is ÷ 2. What is the slope, in miles per hour?
With the arrow ÷ 8 beside both columns. Esme fills the tub with 24 gallons in 8 minutes and adds extra bubbles. The table's next row is ÷ 8. What is the slope, in gallons per minute?
Kira's reading graph is a straight line. A slope triangle under it has run 8 minutes and rise 32 pages. What is the slope, in pages per minute?
A faucet fills Luz's bucket at a steady rate. The slope triangle has run 3 minutes and rise 15 quarts. What is the slope, in quarts per minute?
Tala's candle burns down at a steady rate while the room smells like cookies. The graph shows hours and inches burned. What is the slope of the line, in inches per hour?
Zee weaves a rug at a steady speed, with a very interested pet cat nearby. The graph shows hours and inches woven. What is the slope of the line, in inches per hour?
Ari's bike line has slope 12. Its graph shows hours across and miles up. Which sentence says what the slope means?
- 12 miles in all
- 12 hours for each 1 mile
- The line starts at 12 miles
- 12 miles for each 1 hour
Bo's printer line has slope 20. Its graph shows minutes across and pages up. Which sentence says what the slope means?
- 20 minutes for each 1 page
- The line starts at 20 pages
- 20 pages in all
- 20 pages for each 1 minute
Esme's snail line has slope 1/2. Its graph shows minutes across and inches up. Which sentence says what the slope means?
- The line starts at 1/2 inch
- 1/2 inch in all
- 1/2 inch for each 1 minute
- 1/2 minute for each 1 inch