Interpreting Graphs

Question 1

The situation that is best modeled by a discrete graph is

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the daily records of the distance of each hotel from home during a cross-country trip.

Question 2

How does this graph change between point D and point G?

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The graph increases.

Question 3

Which is the best type of graph to model the speed of a roller coaster over the full two minutes it takes to complete the ride?

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a qualitative graph

Question 4

On the way to the mall Miguel rides his skateboard to get to the bus stop. He then waits a few minutes for the bus to come, then rides the bus to the mall. He gets off the bus when it stops at the mall and walks across the parking lot to the closest entrance. Which graph correctly models his travel time and distance?

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A graph has time on the x-axis and distance on the y-axis. The graph increases, is constant, increases, is constant, and then increases slightly.

Question 5

The height of a hot air balloon is tracked as it makes its trip from launch to the landing site. Look at the graph to determine what is happening at each labeled segment of the graph.Which label corresponds to the segment showing the balloon descending but not landing?

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C

Question 6

A graph in visual form that expresses the important characteristics of a situation and does not necessarily have numerical values is

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a qualitative graph.

Question 7

Which is the best description for the graph?

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The graph is decreasing, then increasing

Question 8

A line graph in the coordinate plane that has no breaks in it is

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a continuous graph.

Question 9

On the way to her babysitting job, Mary rode her bike for the first mile. She stopped at a traffic light and waited a few minutes for the traffic light to turn green. She then walked her bike across the street and up a short steep hill. Finally, she rode the bike at a constant speed for one more mile. If Mary created a graph of her time and distance, which statement describes the part of her graph that would show no change in distance?

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Mary stopped and waited for the traffic light to turn green.

Question 10

Which is a qualitative graph?

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A graph has time on the x-axis and height on the y-axis. Segment A increases, segment B is increases, and segment C decreases.

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