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Create a word problem for the equation y=3x + 15

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Ashley has $15 in her savings account. She earns $3 per hour as allowance when doing chores.

If she works x hours, then she'll have y = 3x+15 dollars in her account.

It's in the format y = mx+b

m = 3 = slope = how fast her money grows

b = 15 = y intercept = starting amount of money

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Possible Questions:

  1. How much would Ashley have after 4 hours?
  2. How long would it take her to earn $36?
  3. What are the practical domain and range?
  4. What are two points that y = 3x+15 passes through?
  5. When moving from left to right, does the graph of y = 3x+15 go uphill or downhill?
  6. Her brother Mark has the equation y = 2x+17. Who earns more per hour? Who starts off with more money?
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