77) A slope is measured as the
A) value of the variable measured on the y-axis divided by the value of the variable
measured on the x-axis.
B) value of the variable measured on the x-axis divided by the value of the variable
measured on the y-axis.
C) change in the value of variable on the y-axis divided by the change in the value of the
variable on the x-axis.
D) value of the variable measured on the y-axis minus the value of the variable measured
on the x-axis.
E) value of the variable measured on the x-axis minus the value of the variable measured on
the y-axis.
Skill: Level 1: Deinition
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
78) “The change in the value of the variable measured on the y-axis divided by the change
in the value of the variable measured on the x-axis” is the deinition of
A) a graph.
B) slope.
C) a curve.
D) a relationship.
E) a trend.
Skill: Level 1: Deinition
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
79) The slope of a line equals the change in the variable measured along the
A) x-axis divided by the change in the variable measured along the y-axis.
B) y-axis divided by the change in the variable measured along the x-axis.
C) x-axis minus the change in the variable measured along the y-axis.
D) x-axis multiplied by the change in the variable measured along the y-axis.
E) y-axis minus the change in the variable measured along the x-axis.
Skill: Level 1: Deinition
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
81
80) The slope
A) of a straight line is the same regardless of where on the line it is calculated.
B) equals the change in the value of the variable measured on the x-axis divided by the
change in the variable measured on the y-axis.
C) will be small if a large change in the variable measured on the y-axis is associated with a
small change in the variable measured on the x-axis.
D) equals the change in the value of the variable measured on the y-axis minus the change
in the variable measured on the x-axis.
E) falls as the x variable increases if the line has a negative slope.
Skill: Level 1: Deinition
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
81) With y measured on the vertical axis and x measured on the horizontal axis, the slope of
a straight line is deined as
A) y/x.
B) x/y.
C) (change in y)/(change in x).
D) (change in x)/(change in y).
E) y – x.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
82) In a graph, a straight line has a negative slope if the line
A) is vertical.
B) is horizontal.
C) falls from left to right.
D) rises from left to right.
E) shows a trend.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
82
83) A curve with a positive but decreasing slope represents a relationship where, every
time the variable measured along the horizontal axis increases by one unit, the variable
measured along the vertical axis
A) increases by a constant amount.
B) increases by an increasing amount.
C) increases by a decreasing amount.
D) decreases.
E) does not change by much.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
84) The slope
A) of a straight line is the same regardless of where on the line it is calculated.
B) equals the change in the value of the variable measured on the vertical axis divided by
the change in the variable measured along the horizontal axis.
C) will be small if a large change in the variable measured on the vertical axis is associated
with a small change in the variable measured along the horizontal axis.
D) Answers A and B are correct.
E) Answers A and C are correct.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
85) Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The slope of a straight line changes depending where on the line it is calculated.
B) The slope of a curved line is not deined because it is impossible to calculate the slope
along a curved line.
C) A straight line that slopes upward moving to the right has a positive slope.
D) Answers A and B are correct.
E) Answers A and C are correct.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
83
86) If a small change in the x variable results in a large change in the y variable, the curve
will be
A) positively sloped.
B) negatively sloped.
C) steep.
D) lat.
E) trended.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
87) Suppose the relationship between a person‘s age and his or her height is plotted with
the age measured along the x-axis and the height measured along the y-axis. Then, the
curve showing this relationship is
A) a straight line with a positive slope.
B) positively sloped and becoming less steep.
C) a straight line with a negative slope.
D) negatively sloped and becoming less steep.
E) positively sloped and becoming more steep.
Skill: Level 3: Using models
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
88) If the quantity of the variable on the y-axis increases by 10 when the quantity of the
variable on the x-axis decreases by 2, then the slope of the curve equals
A) 2.
B) -10.
C) 10.
D) -5.
E) None of the above answers is correct.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
84
89) If the quantity of the variable on the y-axis increases by 3 when the quantity of the
variable on the x-axis increases by 4, then the slope of the curve equals
A) 3.
B) 4.
C) 3/4.
D) 4/3.
E) 1.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
90) The above igure shows the relationship between the price of a slice of pizza and how
many slices of pizza Ricardo buys in a week. Between points A and B, the slope of the line
equals
A) -5.
B) -4.
C) -3.
D) -1.
E) -2
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
91) The above igure shows the relationship between the price of a slice of pizza and how
many slices of pizza Ricardo buys in a week. Between points A and B, the slope of the line
is ________ the slope of the line between points B and C.
A) greater than
B) equal to
85
C) less than
D) unrelated to
E) not comparable to
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
92) Moving rightward along a straight line, the slope of the line
A) always increases.
B) always decreases.
C) stays the same.
D) increases if the line slopes upward to the right.
E) decreases if the line slopes downward to the right.
Skill: Level 1: Deinition
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
93) A straight line falls when moving rightward along it. Hence the slope of the line is
A) positive.
B) negative.
C) undeined.
D) zero because it is a straight line.
E) perhaps positive, negative, or zero, but without more information it is impossible to
determine.
Skill: Level 1: Deinition
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
86
94) The table above shows data on two variables. If these data were graphed, the slope of
the line would be
A) 1/2.
B) 4/3.
C) 2/3.
D) 3/4.
E) 2.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
95) The slope of the line shown in the above igure is
A) -1/3.
B) -5.
C) -1.
D) -3.
E) -10.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
87
96) The slope of the line shown in the above igure is
A) 5.
B) 2/5.
C) 2/3.
D) 5/2.
E) 2.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
88
97) The slope of the line shown in the above igure is
A) -1 1/3.
B) -1 2/3.
C) -1.25.
D) -0.80.
E) 5.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
89
98) The igure above shows the relationship between the time a student spends studying
and the student’s GPA that semester. The slope of the relationship at point A equals
A) 3.
B) 3/20
C) 2/20.
D) 1/20.
E) 0.
Skill: Level 2: Using deinitions
Section: Chapter 1 Appendix – Checkpoint 3
Status: Old
AACSB: Analytical thinking
90