Question

Find the slope of the line through the two points below.
(-3,-7) and (-8, -1)

Answer 1

`-(6)/(5)` or -1.2

Explanation:

You can find the slope with just 2 coordinates using the formula
`(2y-y)/(2x-x)`

So first you need to subtract the first y from the second y:

-1-(-7)=6

Then subtract the first x from the second x:

-8-(-3)=-5

Then we can make the slope:

`-(6)/(5)` or -1.2