Find m and b from a table worksheets

What is on this worksheet

Find the linear rule in a table of x and y values and write the numbers m and b, including negative slopes and starting values.

• Task: Write m and b

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About linear rules from tables

Each table follows a linear rule. Students either circle the right rule from four choices, write the numbers m and b that make y = mx + b work, or use the pairs they are given to find the rule and fill in the missing y values. The wrong choices are near misses, such as the right slope with a different constant.

Every table has a single rule that fits, and the answer key gives the numbers that rule produces. Switch off negative numbers for a gentler start.

Printing

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