Question

What is the slope of the line shown in the graph?
A 3/2
B 2/3
C -3/4
D - 2/3

Answer 1

D. -2/3

Explanation:

Since it is going down, it is negative

Think of this: Rise/Run

In this case, rise is when you are going up or down the graph

Run is when you are going to the right of the graph

Let's use 2 points (0,3) and (3,1)

Since you are going three points to the right we are going to put 3 in for run

You are going 2 places down, so we are going put -2 in for rise

This gives us -2/3

Another way to do this is (1-3)/(3-0) = -2/3