Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (31, -16) and (23, 4).

Answer 1

The answer is 5/-2 as I have attached the picture.

Answer 2

Slope = change in y / change in x

(sometimes told as "rise over run" as y is up/down and x is left/right)

What does that look like in an equation?

`(23--16)/(4-31)`

Solve:

`(23--16)/(4-31)`

`(39)/(-27)`

`-(13)/(9)`

So our answer is
`-(13)/(9)`

Hope this helps, have a nice day :D