Question

Use the table below to find the slope .

Months : 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 10 .

Weight in pounds : 11, 16 , 21 , 26 , 31 , 41 .

Explain your process for finding the slope of the table .

Answer 1

make a graph
use months as x values along bottom
use weight as y values up left side

Answer 2

But it not asking for that its asking to explain in words of how to find the slope . I already found the differences what do I do now

Answer 3

the formula to determine the slope:
y2 - y1
------ = slope
x2 - x1

Use the first and last ordered pairs (points on graph)
(11,4) and (41,10)
x1, y1 x2, y2

Answer 4

(you needed to understand the graph in order to calculate slope)

Answer 5

ok so i wrote down

10 - 4
_______ = 6/31
41-10

is this right so far ?

Answer 6

yes, 6/31 is slope

Answer 7

wait I put your values backwards

Answer 8

should have been (4,11) and 10, 41)

Answer 9

months need to be x values not y, my bad

Answer 10

its ok (: but is the answer still the same ?