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Find the slope of the line represented by the data..

Find the slope of the line represented by the data..-example-1

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Answer:

slope = - 3

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula with any 2 ordered pairs from the table.

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 9) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 3) ← 2 points from the table

m =
(3-9)/(4-2) =
(-6)/(2) = - 3

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