Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (0, 4) and (2, -3).

A 7
B 2/7
C -7/2
D 7/2

Answer 1

C -7/2

Explanation:

Without much effort, you can tell that the y-value goes down (from 4 to -3) while the x-value goes up (from 0 to 2). This means the slope is negative. Only one answer choice is a negative value (and it happens to be the correct negative value).

slope = (change in y)/(change in x) = (-3-4)/(2-0) = -7/2