Question

What is the slope of the line graphed on the coordinate plane?
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Answer 1

-8

Explanation:

As we know, slope is rise over run. We count up and over until we get to the next dot. To get to the next dot, we count 8 up and -1 over (since we go to the left, not the right). We can put this in a fraction (rise/run). That gets us 8/-1, which can be simplified to -8.