Question

What is the slope of the line?
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A.
-1/3 <-----

B.
–3

C.
1/3

D.
3

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 8) and (6, 12)?

A.
–5

B.
–1

C. <-----
1

D.
5

Answer 1

Second question is correct, but not first.

Answer 2

Remember \(slope = \dfrac{rise}{run}\)

So on graph, for each one unit of run, it rises 3 units, so that's \(slope = \dfrac{3}{1}\)

Is that clear?