{"id":"cb_question_bank:a4f8b2b1-8f3d-4a4f-85a8-d2d139ae74c9","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"a4f8b2b1-8f3d-4a4f-85a8-d2d139ae74c9","external_id":"d85fc288-4098-4fba-a899-571c900d8231","ibn":null,"question_id":"265f2a53","program":"SAT","module":"math","domain_code":"H","domain":"Algebra","skill_code":"H.C.","skill":"Linear equations in two variables","difficulty":"M","score_band":5,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"When line n is graphed in the xy -plane, it has an x -intercept of left parenthesis negative 4 comma 0 right parenthesis and a y -intercept of left parenthesis 0 comma StartFraction 86 Over 3 EndFraction right parenthesis . What is the slope of line n ?","stimulus":"","stimulus_html":null,"stem_html":"<p>When line <math alttext=\"n\"><mi>n</mi>\n</math> is graphed in the <em>xy</em>-plane, it has an <em>x</em>-intercept of <math alttext=\"left parenthesis negative 4 comma 0 right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><mrow><mo>-</mo><mn>4</mn></mrow><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></mfenced></math> and a <em>y</em>-intercept of <math alttext=\"left parenthesis 0 comma StartFraction 86 Over 3 EndFraction right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mrow><mfrac><mn>86</mn><mn>3</mn></mfrac></mrow></mrow></mfenced></math>. What is the slope of line <math alttext=\"n\"><mi>n</mi>\n</math>?</p>","rationale_html":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Choice C is correct. It's given that when line <math alttext=\"n\"><mi>n</mi>\n</math> is graphed in the <em>xy</em>-plane, it has an <em>x</em>-intercept of <math alttext=\"left parenthesis negative 4 comma 0 right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><mo>-</mo><mn>4</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></mfenced></math> and a <em>y</em>-intercept of <math alttext=\"left parenthesis 0 comma StartFraction 86 Over 3 EndFraction right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mfrac><mn>86</mn><mn>3</mn></mfrac></mrow></mfenced></math>. The slope, <math alttext=\"m\"><mi>m</mi>\n</math>, of a line can be found using any two points on the line,&nbsp;<math alttext=\"left parenthesis x 1 comma y 1 right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><msub><mi>x</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><mo>,</mo><msub><mi>y</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></mfenced></math> and&nbsp;<math alttext=\"left parenthesis x 2 comma y 2 right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><msub><mi>x</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mo>,</mo><msub><mi>y</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow></mfenced></math>, and the slope formula <math alttext=\"m equals StartFraction y 2 minus y 1 Over x 2 minus x 1 EndFraction\"><mi>m</mi><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mrow><msub><mi>y</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mo>-</mo><msub><mi>y</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow><mrow><msub><mi>x</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mo>-</mo><msub><mi>x</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></mfrac></math>. Substituting the points&nbsp;<math alttext=\"left parenthesis negative 4 comma 0 right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><mo>-</mo><mn>4</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></mfenced></math> and <math alttext=\"left parenthesis 0 comma StartFraction 86 Over 3 EndFraction right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mfrac><mn>86</mn><mn>3</mn></mfrac></mrow></mfenced></math> for <math alttext=\"left parenthesis x 1 comma y 1 right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><msub><mi>x</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><mo>,</mo><msub><mi>y</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></mfenced></math> and <math alttext=\"left parenthesis x 2 comma y 2 right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><msub><mi>x</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mo>,</mo><msub><mi>y</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow></mfenced></math>, respectively, in&nbsp;the slope formula yields <math alttext=\"m equals StartStartFraction StartFraction 86 Over 3 EndFraction minus 0 OverOver 0 minus left parenthesis negative 4 right parenthesis EndEndFraction\"><mi>m</mi><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mrow><mstyle displaystyle=\"true\"><mfrac><mn>86</mn><mn>3</mn></mfrac></mstyle><mo>-</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo>-</mo><mfenced><mrow><mo>-</mo><mn>4</mn></mrow></mfenced></mrow></mfrac></math>,&nbsp;or <math alttext=\"m equals StartFraction 43 Over 6 EndFraction\"><mi>m</mi><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mn>43</mn><mn>6</mn></mfrac></math>. Therefore, the slope of line <math alttext=\"n\"><mi>n</mi>\n</math> is <math alttext=\"StartFraction 43 Over 6 EndFraction\"><mfrac><mn>43</mn><mn>6</mn></mfrac></math>.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Choice B is incorrect. This is the slope of a line that has an <em>x</em>-intercept of <math alttext=\"left parenthesis StartFraction 86 Over 3 EndFraction comma 0 right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><mfrac><mn>86</mn><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mo>,</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></mfenced></math> and a <em>y</em>-intercept of&nbsp;<math alttext=\"left parenthesis 0 comma negative 4 right parenthesis\"><mfenced><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mo>-</mo><mn>4</mn></mrow></mfenced></math>.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.</p>","correct_answer":["C"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":true,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.814000+00:00","source_updated_at":"2023-08-02T20:25:59.814000+00:00","options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p><math alttext=\"StartFraction 3 Over 344 EndFraction\"><mfrac>\n\t<mn>3</mn>\n\t<mn>344</mn>\n</mfrac>\n</math></p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p><math alttext=\"six forty thirds\"><mfrac>\n\t<mn>6</mn>\n\t<mn>43</mn>\n</mfrac>\n</math></p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p><math alttext=\"StartFraction 43 Over 6 EndFraction\"><mfrac>\n\t<mn>43</mn>\n\t<mn>6</mn>\n</mfrac>\n</math></p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p><math alttext=\"StartFraction 344 Over 3 EndFraction\"><mfrac>\n\t<mn>344</mn>\n\t<mn>3</mn>\n</mfrac>\n</math></p>","ord":3}],"attribution":{"source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_name":"College Board digital SAT question bank (community dump)","rights_holder":"College Board","canonical_url":"https://satsuitequestionbank.collegeboard.org/","retrieved_from":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdn522/sat-question-bank/main/data/cb-digital-questions.json","attribution":"SAT practice questions © College Board, from the official SAT Suite Question Bank. 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