Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the following points ?
(8,5) and (2,3)

Answer 1

The slope of the lines is 1/3

Explanation:

Since I can't graph it, I can make a table

x y

8 5

2 3

From 5 to 3, you subtract 2 (this is for the y section)

From 8 to 2, you subtract 6 (this is for the x section)

Now all you have to do is divide y by x....

y/x = 2/6 = 1/3 (when simplified)

Hope this helped!