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Goal 1 Functions and Algebra |
Expectation 1.2 The student will model and interpret real-world situations using the language of mathematics and appropriate technology. |
Indicator 1.2.4 The student will describe how the graphical model of a non-linear function represents a given problem and will estimate the solution. |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2004 |
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Two ships travel in the Chesapeake Bay. The graph below shows the distance between the two ships during the time the ships travel.
How many minutes have the ships traveled when the distance between them is the shortest?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2004 |
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Donna drives from Baltimore to Miami. The total time, in hours, of Donna's trip depends on her speed, in miles per hour. This relationship is shown in the graph below.
Approximately, how much longer does the trip take if Donna drives 55 miles per hour than if she drives 70 miles per hour?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2003 |
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A family travels at a constant speed during a road trip. After 3 hours, they stop for 2 hours to eat and rest. They then continue for 4 more hours at the same speed. Which of these graphs best represents this situation? /share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_124_alg03.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2003 |
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Jane dives off a platform into a diving pool. The platform is 10 meters above the water. The graph below shows the relationship between her height above the water and her distance, in meters, from the platform.
How far away from the platform is Jane when she enters the water?
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Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2001 |
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Use the Response Grids in the Answer Book to complete the following. The scatter plot below shows the rabbit population in Smith Field during 1998.
What was the minimum rabbit population in Smith Field during 1998? /share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_124_alg37.xml |
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2001 |
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The profit that a shoe manufacturer makes is related to the number of pairs of shoes ordered, as shown in the graph below.
How many pairs of shoes must be ordered for the manufacturer to make the greatest profit?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2001 |
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Jane threw a ball into the air. The graph below shows the relationship between the number of seconds that the ball was in the air and the height of the ball.
How many seconds after Jane threw the ball did the ball hit the ground?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2002 |
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Doug makes a rectangular dog pen using 8 yards of fencing. The graph below shows the relationship between the width of the pen and the area of the pen.
In the ordered pair (2, 4), what does the y-coordinate represent?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2005 |
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In 1999, first-class postage for items that weighed up to one ounce was $0.33. Each additional ounce (or fraction of an ounce) cost $0.22 as shown in the graph below.
What was the cost to mail a letter that weighed 2.8 ounces?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2005 |
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The path of a tennis ball follows the curve given in the graph below.
How far does the ball travel horizontally before it hits the ground?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2006 |
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The graph below shows the average professional baseball salary from 1989 through 1998.
Based on the graph, between which two years did the average salary have a negative rate of change?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2006 |
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The graph below shows the cost of a long-distance telephone call for various lengths of time.
What is the cost of a 5
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2007 |
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The graph below shows Tanya's distance from home during the day.
After leaving home at 8:00 a.m. when is Tanya at home again?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2007 |
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John is at the beach, 2 miles away from his house. The graph below shows the time it takes John to walk home from the beach.
According to the graph, during what time interval is John walking the fastest?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2008 |
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The graph below models the relationship between time, in minutes, and the volume of water, in gallons, in a tub.
What is the rate, in gallons per minute, at which the tub is being filled?
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Selected Response Item - Released in 2008 |
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The graph below shows the distance, in miles, that the Campbell family drives on the first day of their vacation.
What is the total number of hours that the Campbell family stopped during the first day?
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