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1. DEFINE THE BELOW TERMS:

Y Intercept

Slope

X Intercept

2. WRITE DOWN THE BELOW EQUATION, AND LABEL THE SLOPE AND Y INTERCEPT.

Y = mx+b

3. FOR THE BELOW EQUATION, WRITE DOWN THE SLOPE AND Y INTERCEPT, AND SAY WHICH GRAPH MATCHES.

Y = 3x - 1M

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4. FOR THE BELOW EQUATION, WRITE DOWN THE SLOPE AND Y INTERCEPT, AND SAY WHICH GRAPH MATCHES.

4x + 2y = 2M

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5. SOLVE THE BELOW INEQUALITY:

-2x+3 > -7

6. FOR THE BELOW EQUATION, WRITE DOWN THE SLOPE AND Y INTERCEPT, AND SAY WHICH GRAPH MATCHES.

6x - 6y = 24M

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7. FOR THE BELOW EQUATION, WRITE DOWN THE SLOPE AND Y INTERCEPT, AND SAY WHICH GRAPH MATCHES.

2x +4y = 20M

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8. What is the difference between an x intercept and a y intercept? (Complete sentences please.)

9. FOR THE BELOW EQUATION, WRITE DOWN THE SLOPE AND Y INTERCEPT, AND SAY WHICH GRAPH MATCHES.

12y = 26M

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10. FOR THE BELOW EQUATION, WRITE DOWN THE SLOPE AND Y INTERCEPT, AND SAY WHICH GRAPH MATCHES.

Y = -3xM

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11. WHICH ONE OF THE BELOW EQUATIONS HAS A NEGATIVE SLOPE? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

A. 2x – 3y = 15 B -6x – 4y = 24

12. What is the slope of this line? Ask if you are confused!!