Question

Find the slope of a line that passes through the given points. Write your answer below.

(3,4), (-2,1)

Answer 1

Just use the formula:

`slope(m) = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

Then, plug in numbers:

`m = (1-4)/(-2-3) = (-3)/(-5) = (3)/(5)`

And that would be your answer: 3/5 is the slope.