Question

Price of Oranges8What is the slope ofthe line?765[?]Price ($)321Give your answer asa fraction in simplestform.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Number of Oranges

Answer 1

The slope, m, of the line that passes through the points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is calculated as follows:

`m=\frac{y_2-y_1_{}}{x_2-x_1}`

This line passes through the points (0, 0) and (5, 2), then its slope is:

`m=(2-0)/(5-0)=(2)/(5)`