Chapter 1 Basic Math

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Basic Math

Course: Ged Test Prep
Subject: Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 4 Graphs And Functions

Linear relationships

Graphs for linear relationships appear as straight lines, either sloping upwards, downwards, or horizontal. The equation for a linear relationship is typically in the form y = mx + b, where m represents the slope and b represents the y-intercept. In tables for linear relationships, the values of y change at a constant rate for each unit change in x.

Examples of linear relationships:

A print shop charges a flat fee for printing documents plus a per-page cost.Suppose the print shop charges $0.10 per page and has a flat fee of$2 for the service. The equation representing this linear relationship would be:

• y as the total cost of printing.
• 𝑥 as the number of pages to be printed.
• 𝑚 as the cost per page.
• 𝑏 as the flat fee (y-intercept).