Math Games

Grade 8 - Patterns, Functions and Algebra

Standard 8.PFA.2.16 - Use proportional relationships to solve a word problem.

Included Skills:

The student will:
a) recognize and describe the graph of a linear function with a slope that is positive, negative, or zero;
b) identify the slope and y-intercept of a linear function, given a table of values, a graph, or an equation in y = mx + b form;
c) determine the independent and dependent variable, given a practical situation modeled by a linear function;
d) graph a linear function given the equation in y = mx + b form; and
e) make connections between and among representations of a linear function using verbal descriptions, tables, equations, and graphs.