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8th grade Write y = mx + b from a table, graph or story, and say what m and b mean worksheet

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Write y = mx + b from a table, graph or story, and say what m and b mean

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  1. In math club, Ari's line has slope 4 and y-intercept 2. What rule, written as y = mx + b, gives this line?

  2. In math club, Bo's line has slope 6 and y-intercept 1. What rule, written as y = mx + b, gives this line?

  3. In math club, Esme's line has slope 2 and y-intercept 9. What rule, written as y = mx + b, gives this line?

  4. Read this first

    Use the table

    input: xoutput: y
    03
    18
    213
    318
  5. Esme's math-club table shows a line. What rule, written as y = mx + b, gives every row?

  6. Jun's math-club table shows a line. What rule, written as y = mx + b, gives every row?

  7. Kira's math-club table shows a line. What rule, written as y = mx + b, gives every row?

  8. Luz draws a line on a math-club grid. What rule, written as y = mx + b, gives this line?

  9. Milo draws a line on a math-club grid. What rule, written as y = mx + b, gives this line?

  10. Ren's jar holds 12 buttons, and Ren adds 4 buttons each day. Let x be days and y the buttons. What rule gives y, as y = mx + b?

  11. Tala has let out 10 m of kite string and lets out 2 m more each second. Let x be seconds and y meters. What rule gives y, as y = mx + b?

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Write y = mx + b from a table, graph or story, and say what m and b mean. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can write y = mx + b for a line from a table, from two points on a graph, or from a story, even when x = 0 is not shown.
  • I can say what the slope and the y-intercept mean in a story, with their units.
  • I can pick the story that fits a rule such as y = 5x + 20.

Standard: 8.F.B.4

Words to know

rule (equation of the line): y = mx + b: every row of the table obeys it.

slope m: Output change ÷ input change: the change for 1 more x.

y-intercept b: The output at x = 0: the start.

step back: Use the slope to work out the row for x = 0.

initial value: Another name for the start, b.

Common mistakes

Your child put the starting value where the slope goes. In y = 3x + 5, ask: which number is the change for each step, and which is the start?

Your child wrote the rule with only the slope, as if the line went through (0, 0).

Your child used an output from the middle of the table as the start.

What to say

Ask: what is y when x is 0?

Ask: what is y when x is 0?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with write y = mx + b from a table, graph or story, and say what m and b mean?

Your child put the starting value where the slope goes. In y = 3x + 5, ask: which number is the change for each step, and which is the start?

Are these 8th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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