Question

Find the slope for the table of values below
x: 1 2 3 4
y: 8 12 16 20

A. 1/4
B. 4
C. 1/8
D. 8

Please explain :)

Answer 1

slope =y2-y1/x2-x1

Answer 2

lets choose easiest points x2=2 x1=1 y2=12 y1=8

Answer 3

plug those into the slope equation

Answer 4

so it's answer choice D? @jrn1007

Answer 5

should be B

Answer 6

12-8/2-1

Answer 7

so that makes 4/1 so 4 ok so it's B :)
thanks so much! @jrn1007

Answer 8

yep no prob!