Question

What is the slope of the line between (-4, 4) and (-1, -2)?

Answer 1

slope is rise over run

Answer 2

a) what is the rise?
b) what is the run?

Answer 3

you get differences by subtracting, then taking the absolute
so to get the run:
abs -4 -(-1)
abs -4 +1
abs -3
=3

Answer 4

the rise is the change in y value, again taking the abs of difference:
abs y2 - y1
abs (-2)-(4)
abs -6
=6

the rise is 6

Answer 5

-6/+3

the slope is -2