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8th grade

Course: 8th grade > Unit 3

Lesson 13: Linear and nonlinear functions

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Interpreting graphs of functions

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Today, Sean left home at

8 a.m.

, drove to work, and worked from

9 a.m.

until

5 p.m.

On the drive back home, Sean got stuck in slow-moving traffic for

2

hours, then stopped to have dinner, and finally got home at

9 : 30 p.m.

The graph below shows Sean's distance,

d

, from his home (in kilometers) as a function of the time,

t

(in hours).

Complete the sentences below based on the graph of the function.

Sean's workplace is located
Your answer should be
an integer, like $6$ ‍
an exact decimal, like $0.75$ ‍
a proper fraction, like $1 / 2$ ‍ or $6 / 10$ ‍
an improper fraction, like $10 / 7$ ‍ or $14 / 8$ ‍
a mixed number, like $1 3 / 4$ ‍
$km$ ‍ from his home.
Sean's speed when he was driving to work was
Your answer should be
an integer, like $6$ ‍
an exact decimal, like $0.75$ ‍
a proper fraction, like $1 / 2$ ‍ or $6 / 10$ ‍
an improper fraction, like $10 / 7$ ‍ or $14 / 8$ ‍
a mixed number, like $1 3 / 4$ ‍
$km/h$ ‍.
Sean's speed between $5 p.m.$ ‍ and $7 p.m.$ ‍ was
Your answer should be
an integer, like $6$ ‍
an exact decimal, like $0.75$ ‍
a proper fraction, like $1 / 2$ ‍ or $6 / 10$ ‍
an improper fraction, like $10 / 7$ ‍ or $14 / 8$ ‍
a mixed number, like $1 3 / 4$ ‍
$km/h$ ‍.

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