Question

]Which of the following is the slope between the points (3, -2) and (8, 4)?


5/6

-5/6

6/5

-6/5

Answer 1

The slope is the difference in y-values over the difference in x-values of the two points.
y values: -2,4
x values: 3, 8
(difference in y)/(difference in x) = (-2 - 4)/(3 - 8)
Can you finish now?

Answer 2

You have to careful to do the difference of y's and difference of x's in the same order.

Answer 3

The 3rd choice

Answer 4

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