Question

What is the slope of the linear equation that has the values shown in the table? Show your work

Answer 1

Slope can be found from two points using the equation
`(y_(2)- y_(1))/(x_(2)- x_(1))`.

Take any two points to substitute in. In this example, I'll use the first two points, (-4, 15), and (-2, 9). Put these into the equation and you'll get

`((9-15))/((-2-(-4)))`. Simplify further to get
`(-6)/(2)`. Divide this and you'll get the slope, -3!

hope this helps!