What is the slope of the line shown in this graph?
It starts at (4,8) then goes down (-1,4) and then goes down one more (-6,0)

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What is the slope of the line shown in this graph?
It starts at (4,8) then goes down (-1,4) and then goes down one more (-6,0)

anonymous · Answer

ok to find the slope you have to use this formula. x2-x1\y2-y1. and that should be your anwer to give the slope. pick any 2 points you have.

anonymous · Answer

pick 2 of those points you want to use

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Okay, thank you, but I am not sure of how to use that formula.

anonymous · Answer

ok we can pick 2 points from that question. we can pick 4,8 and -14

anonymous · Answer

(4,8) (-1,4)
$$\frac{ 4-8 }{ -1-4 }$$
can you solve this

anonymous · Answer

My answers that I choose between are 
a. 4/5
b. 1
c. .5/4
d. 9

anonymous · Answer

thank you KIO

anonymous · Answer

Yes, so it would be 4/5? right?

anonymous · Answer

yes to use the formula the points are in 
(x1,y1) (x2,y2) form and you plug them in for $$\frac{ y _{2}-y _{1} }{ x_2-x_1 }$$

anonymous · Answer

OK, thank you again!