What is the slope of the line that contains these points?

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asked Aug 17, 2020 138k views

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Elton · Answer 1 · 2020-08-23T02:24:24+0000

Answer:

The slope is -
(2)/(5)

Explanation:

The slope formula:
(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Choose any 2 points for (x1, y1) and (x2, y2):

(x1, y1) will be (31, 10)

(x2, y2) will be (36, 8)

Plug in the values:

(8-10)/(36-31)

simplify:

(-2)/(5)

The slope is -
(2)/(5)