Answer :
Answer:
-3/7
Step-by-step explanation:
slope = difference of y / difference of x = (4 - 1) / (1 - 8) = 3 / -7 = - 3/7
Answer: -7/3
Step-by-step explanation: To find the slope of this line, we can use a few different methods but I will be showing you the table method.
So let's make a table for our ordered pairs with the x values in the left column and the y values in the right column.
Our first ordered pair is (8,1) so we put an 8 in the x column and a 1 in the y column. Our second ordered pair is (1,4) so we put a 1 in the x column and a 4 in the y column. Now, remember that the slope is always equal to the rate of change or the change in y/change in x.
Using the table, we can see that the values of y go from 1 to 4 so the change in y is 2 and the values of
x go from 8 to 7 so the change in x is -7.
Therefore, the rate of change or the change in y/change in x is 3/-7 which means that the slope is also equal to 3/-7 or -7/3.
Work is also provided in the image attached.
