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Exercises: Interpret the Slope and Intercept of a Linear Model

Work through each section in order. For every interpretation, write a full sentence about the real situation and include UNITS. Remember: the slope is a rate of change (y-units per x-unit) and the intercept is the predicted value when x = 0 (in y-units) — but the intercept is only meaningful when x = 0 is realistic and near the data.

Grade 9·20 problems·~35 min·Common Core Math - HS Statistics and Probability·group·hss-id-c-7
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Fluency Practice

Interpret each slope or intercept as a sentence with units.

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A model gives y=0.10x+20y = 0.10x + 20 for a phone bill (dollars) versus minutes. By how many dollars does the predicted bill change when minutes increase by exactly 11?   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲