Question

Can any please help me
Which of the following is the slope between the points (0, -10) and (-4, 0)?

two fifths
-two fifths
-five halves
five halves

Answer 1

1. Subtract the y values
2. Subtract the x values
3. Put the answer to 1 over the answer to 2

Answer 2

ok i did all of that @Mertsj

Answer 3

m=y-y0/x-x0

Answer 4

i did that

Answer 5

and what have you got

Answer 6

What did you get?

Answer 7

1/2

Answer 8

What did you get when you subtracted the y values?

Answer 9

-2/5 but that is not right so i am confused

Answer 10

y over x not x over y

Answer 11

What is the y value of the first ordered pair?

Answer 12

@Mertsj is this what you mean
Which of the following is the slope between the points (0, -10) and (-4, 0)? two fifths -two fifths -five halves five halves

Answer 13

The problem asks you to find the slope. Do you understand that?

Answer 14

That is a simple yes or no question.

Answer 15

yes and i got -2/5

Answer 16

Do you know which number is the y value in an ordered pair?

Answer 17

Another simple yes or no question.

Answer 18

5

Answer 19

The first ordered pair is (0,10)
Which number is the y value...the 0 or the 10?

Answer 20

10

Answer 21

Actually the ordered pair is (0,-10). And yes, the -10 is the y value.

Answer 22

The second ordered pair is (-4,0). What is the y value?

Answer 23

0

Answer 24

Subtract those two y values: -10-0 = ???

Answer 25

it -10

Answer 26

No write a fraction and put -10 on the top like this:

Answer 27

Now the x values are 0 and -4 so do that subtraction: 0-(-4)= ???

Answer 28

@Mertsj are you still on here

Answer 29

yes but you won't answer my questions and others need my help.

Answer 30

i was wounding if you were still here

Answer 31

the anwser to your question is 4 @Mertsj

Answer 32

Now finish the fraction by putting that number on the bottom of the fraction.